“ This is the champagne that women want to be and men want to be with ” in love with Louis ’ sister and married her , binding the two families together forever in the world of wine . A new champagne brand was born : Billecart-Salmon .
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“ This is the champagne that women want to be and men want to be with ” in love with Louis ’ sister and married her , binding the two families together forever in the world of wine . A new champagne brand was born : Billecart-Salmon .
Ever since that time , Champagne Billecart-Salmon has been family run , creating a house style across their entire range that highlights finesse , freshness and complexity . At a lunch to celebrate the house ’ s upcoming 200th anniversary next year , sixth generation brother Antoine Roland-Billecart tells me that this style comes from “ the luxury of being able to take our time ”. Indeed , the family doesn ’ t have the same financial or marketing pressures as other houses and so can release the wines only when they are ready . “ In terms of fermentation ,”
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