Foudre Mercier (Est. 1881) - Exposition Universelle Paris - Mercier (Épernay/FR)
Foudre Mercier - originally made to blend a huge batch of wine. Cooper Jolibois and sculptor Gustave Navlet completed after 2 years (1879) of construction, a (5.5high/6.5 meter long) oak barrel (they used 170 oaks), capacity 1600 hl (213 bottles of 75 CL), empty weight 23 ton.
On 7 May 1889 the Foudre Mercier made its eagerly-awaited entrance at the Exposition Universelle1889 in Paris. Drawn by a team of 24 oxen all the way from Epernay, Mercier’s giant Champagne barrel was greeted as a worthy rival to the Eiffel Tower and received a rousing reception from the audience
Mercier anual production was 4 million bottles, enough to share some Champagne at this event. Mercier is a popular champagne and the company, founded by Eugène Mercier in 1858, has always advertised to persuade the masses to drink champagne. In 1889, at the World Exhibition in Paris, Mercier presented a barrel that could hold 210,000 bottles of champagne. In 1900 thousands of visitors to the World Exhibition, with a glass of champagne in hand, were allowed to float above Paris in a large balloon.
See: maisons-champagne.com/en/houses/heritage/epernay-and-surr....
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Mercier - a Champagne producer based in the Épernay region of Champagne. The house, founded in 1858 by Eugène Mercier, produces both vintage and non-vintage cuvée, which is stored in 18km long cellar tunnels 30m underground. Mercier owned the original rights to the name Dom Pérignon but gave the brand to Moët et Chandon in 1927. Today part of the LVMH group and number one selling brand of Champagne in the domestic French market.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_Mercier
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Foudre Mercier (Est. 1881) - Exposition Universelle Paris - Mercier (Épernay/FR)
Foudre Mercier - originally made to blend a huge batch of wine. Cooper Jolibois and sculptor Gustave Navlet completed after 2 years (1879) of construction, a (5.5high/6.5 meter long) oak barrel (they used 170 oaks), capacity 1600 hl (213 bottles of 75 CL), empty weight 23 ton.
On 7 May 1889 the Foudre Mercier made its eagerly-awaited entrance at the Exposition Universelle1889 in Paris. Drawn by a team of 24 oxen all the way from Epernay, Mercier’s giant Champagne barrel was greeted as a worthy rival to the Eiffel Tower and received a rousing reception from the audience
Mercier anual production was 4 million bottles, enough to share some Champagne at this event. Mercier is a popular champagne and the company, founded by Eugène Mercier in 1858, has always advertised to persuade the masses to drink champagne. In 1889, at the World Exhibition in Paris, Mercier presented a barrel that could hold 210,000 bottles of champagne. In 1900 thousands of visitors to the World Exhibition, with a glass of champagne in hand, were allowed to float above Paris in a large balloon.
See: maisons-champagne.com/en/houses/heritage/epernay-and-surr....
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Mercier - a Champagne producer based in the Épernay region of Champagne. The house, founded in 1858 by Eugène Mercier, produces both vintage and non-vintage cuvée, which is stored in 18km long cellar tunnels 30m underground. Mercier owned the original rights to the name Dom Pérignon but gave the brand to Moët et Chandon in 1927. Today part of the LVMH group and number one selling brand of Champagne in the domestic French market.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_Mercier
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About Pixels - #exposition - #Mercier #Épernay #FR