Messrs. Werlé and Co., successors to the Veuve
Clicquot-Ponsardin-- Their Offices and Cellars on the site of a
Former Commanderie of the Templars-- Origin of the Celebrity of
Madame Clicquot's Wines-- M. Werlé and his Son-- The Forty-five
Cellars of the Clicquot-Werlé Establishment-- Our Tour of
Inspection-- Ingenious Liqueuring Machine-- An Explosion and its
Consequences-- M. Werlé's Gallery of Paintings-- Madame
Clicquot's Renaissance House and its Picturesque Bas-reliefs--
The Werlé Vineyards and Vendangeoirs-- M. Louis Roederer's
Establishment-- Heidsieck and Co. and their Famous "Monopole"
Brand-- The Firm Founded in the Last Century-- Their various
Establishments Inside and Outside Reims-- The Matured Wines
Shipped by them 63
VII.--THE REIMS ESTABLISHMENTS (_continued_).
The Firm of G. H. Mumm and Co.-- Their Large Shipments to the
United States-- Their Establishments in the Rue Andrieux and the
Rue Coquebert-- Bottle-Washing with Glass Beads-- The Cuvée and
the Tirage-- G. H. Mumm and Co.'s Vendangeoirs at Verzenay--
Their Various Wines-- The Gate of Mars-- The Establishment of
M. Gustave Gibert on the Site of the Château des Archevêques--
His Cellars in the Vaults of St. Peter's Abbey and beneath the
old Hôtel des Fermes in the Place Royale-- Louis XV. and Jean
Baptiste Colbert-- M. Gibert's Wines-- Jules Mumm and Co., and
Ruinart père et fils-- House of the Musicians-- The Counts de la
Marck-- The Brotherhood of Minstrels of Reims-- Establishment of
Périnet et fils-- Their Cellars of Three Stories in Solid
Masonry-- Their Soft, Light, and Delicate Wines-- A Rare Still
Verzenay-- M. Duchâtel-Ohaus's Establishment and Renaissance
House-- His Cellars in the Cour St. Jacques and Outside the
Porte Dieu-Lumière 74
VIII.--THE REIMS ESTABLISHMENTS (_continued_).
M. Ernest Irroy's Cellars, Vineyards, and Vendangeoirs--
Recognition by the Reims Agricultural Association of his
Plantations of Vines-- His Wines and their Popularity at the
best London Clubs-- Messrs. Binet fils and Co.'s Establishment--
Wines Sold by the Firm to Shippers-- Their Cellars-- Samples of
Fine Still Ay and Bouzy-- Their Still Sillery, Vintage 1857, and
their Creaming Vin Brut, Vintage 1865-- The Offices and Cellars
of Messrs. Charles Farre and Co.-- Testing the Wine before
Bottling-- A Promenade between Bottles in Piles and Racks--
Repute in which these Wines are held in England and on the
Continent-- The New Establishment of Fisse, Thirion, and Co. in
the Place de Betheny-- Its Construction exclusively in Stone,
Brick, and Iron-- The Vast Celliers of Two Stories-- Bottling
the Wine by the Aid of Machinery-- The Cool and Lofty Cellars--
Ingenious Method of Securing the Corks, rendering the Uncorking
exceedingly simple-- The Wines Shipped by the Firm 86
IX.--THE REIMS ESTABLISHMENTS (_concluded_).
La Prison de Bonne Semaine-- Mary Queen of Scots at Reims--
Messrs. Pommery and Greno's Offices-- A Fine Collection of
Faïence-- The Rue des Anglais a former Refuge of English
Catholics-- Remains of the Old University of Reims-- Ancient
Roman Tower and Curious Grotto-- The handsome Castellated
Pommery Establishment-- The Spacious Cellier and Huge Carved
Cuvée Tun-- The Descent to the Cellars-- Their Great Extent--
These Lofty Subterranean Chambers Originally Quarries-- Ancient
Places of Refuge of the Early Christians and the Protestants--
Madame Pommery's Splendid Cuvée of 1868-- Messrs. de St.
Marceaux and Co.'s New Establishment in the Avenue de Sillery--
Its Garden-Court and Circular Shaft-- Animated Scene in the
Large Packing Hall-- Lowering Bottled Wine to the Cellars--
Great Depth and Extent of these Cellars-- Messrs. de St.
Marceaux and Co.'s Various Wines 93