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Champagne Pommery is a
Champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, ...
house located in
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. The house was founded as Pommery & Greno in 1858 by Alexandre Louis Pommery and Narcisse Greno with the primary business being
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trading. Under the guidance of Alexandre's widow, Louise Pommery, the firm was dedicated to Champagne production and soon became one of the
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's largest Champagne brands.D. & P. Kladstrup. ''Champagne''. Harper Collins, Publisher. pp. 99–100. . Champagne Pommery was the first house to commercialize a brut Champagne in 1874. It is possible to visit this Champagne cellar and also the Villa Demoiselle, just in front of Champagne Pommery House in Reims. Pommery is currently owned by the Vranken-Pommery Monopole Group (located in
Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded b ...
), which also owns Heidsieck & Co Monopole and Vranken, Château la Gordonne, Domaine Royal de Jarras, and Rozès in their portfolio. In August 2022, Pommery announced a collaboration with Japanese rock star Yoshiki as the brand's first co-release with a celebrity artist. File:Reims - Vranken-Pommery (7).JPG, Entrance to the Pommery Cellars File:Reims - Vranken-Pommery, caves (02).JPG File:Reims 2008 -Champagne Pommery- by-RaBoe 01.jpg, Pommery's Tudor domain in Reims File:Reims 2008 -Champagne Pommery- by-RaBoe 02.jpg File:Reims Domaine Pommery 04.JPG File:Reims-PM 46453.jpg


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List of Champagne houses The listing below comprises some of the more prominent houses of Champagne. Most of the major houses are members of the organisation ''Union de Maisons de Champagne'' (UMC),1858 establishments in France Champagne producers Buildings and structures in Reims