Perrier-Jouët

Perrier-Jouet Celebrates Bicentennial with World's First "Living Legacy" Champagne

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Two hundreds years is an exceptional anniversary to celebrate, and having been founded in 1811, that's exactly what Perrier-Jouët is marking this year. And to celebrate the occasion, the French champagne house is launching what is termed as the world's first "living legend" champagne.

The Perrier-Jouët Bi-Centenaire program involves a (presumably quite wealthy) buyer selecting a magnum of Perrier-Jouët's Belle Epoque 1998 champagne, which is then set down in the winery's cellars for as much as 100 years, after which the buyer's descendants are invited to pick up the finely-aged bottle. The entire process is limited to 100 bottles, each fetching a price of 10,000 euros.

The launch of the program was celebrated with a lavish feast attended by 200 guests -- including many local and international celebrities -- who enjoyed a recreation of the menu crafted for the company's centarian dinner a hundred years ago, prepared by French chef Jean-Louis Nomicos under the tutelage of his mentor Alain Ducasse.

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A Liquid Legend: 175 Years of Perrier-Jouet

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Filed under: Wine, Books

World-famous French champagne house Perrier-Jouët is lusciously explored in an impressive new book called The Art of Vintage: An Aesthetic Odyssey Through 20 Vintage Perrier-Jouët Champagnes by Serena Sutcliffe, Jean-Pierre Devroye and Federico Simonti, with photography by Makiko Takehara. It not only explores the legendary vintages of Perrier-Jouët champagne, from the oldest vintage of 1825 to the first vintage of the new millennium in 2002, but also offers insights into art, history and popular culture that correspond with each year the vintages were released. Each esteemed vintage is presented in association with the main artistic trends of the period, a summary of fashions of the day, a history of the house of Perrier-Jouët during the year, and notes on the wine and harvests of the season. All are lavishly portrayed including a and a rich variety of illustrations and exclusive artistic photographs of each vintage.

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