De Venoge
France, Champagne AOC
Founded: 1837
Currently, Boizel Chanoine
Champagne Group (Lanson-BBC)
Chef de Cave: Isabelle Tellier

Champagne de Venoge
Established in 1837, De Venoge is known as a unique Maison to this day, triggered by the introduction of the first color label in Champagne the following year. . As one of the sponsors of the 1889 World Exposition in Paris, the same year the Eiffel Tower was built, we are deeply involved in the history and culture of France. The commitment to using only the finest fruit juice (Tet de Cuvée) for all cuvées is based on the Maison's philosophy.

history and present

De Venoge is a brand founded in Epernay, Champagne in 1837 by Henri Marc de Venoge, a Swiss. The name "De Venoge", which has been passed down in the family since the 17th century, comes from the river Venoge, which flows into Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
 
In 1851, he announced the wine with the "Cordon Bleu" label, the symbol of de Venoge, which has been handed down to the present day. This was followed in 1858 by the release of Cuvée de France, a tribute to the Dutch royal Prince of Orange. De Venoge was well known in 19th century French high society. It has also been widely introduced in society as a champagne that was captivated by the famous stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, who symbolizes the Belle Epoque. In 1998, the Boizel family began producing a wine that would become known as De Venoge.

Since 1998, de Venoge has been a subsidiary of the Boiselle Chanoine Champagne Group (Lanson-BBC), and has kept its production to less than 1 million bottles per year, stubbornly maintaining the style of producing high-quality champagne in small quantities. I'm here.

Commitment of de Venoge

The finest juices: De Venoge uses only the finest juices (Tête de Cuvée) in all cuvées. This idea is based on the Maison's philosophy that "what is important for champagne is a fine texture and a refined and clear taste".
Reserve Wines: Cordon Bleu NV contains at least 20% reserve wines (usually 10% each of the previous two years' base wines). The Prestige Cuvée "Prince" also contains many long-aged reserve wines.
Disgorgement: Another commitment at de Venoge is that the release is cellar aged for at least 6 months after disgorgement, until the flavor balance has settled.
. Dosage is kept below 7g/L for most cuvées. The back label of every bottle of De Venoge is marked with the date of disgorgement and the amount of dosage added.

33 Boulevard Champagne

Currently based at 33, Boulevard Champagne, Epernay, it houses a beautiful Maison built in 1900 by Marcel Garris and Charles Blondel, the heads of Perrier-Jouët. After its acquisition in 2015, De Venoge underwent restoration, and in addition to the office, the basement cellar of the main building houses the vintage collection of De Venoge from 1961 to 1994. In addition, de Venoge has focused on registering labels since its establishment, and the second generation Joseph registered 5,000 labels with a national institution that protects intellectual property, which is the largest number in France.

In the library on the first floor, you can see a scrapbook of about 15,000 labels registered in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In addition to offices, the premises include a small hotel with only four rooms, a reception room that serves champagne and tapas to visitors, and a hammock in the front garden that is open to the public. can. De Venoge's policy of making people who visit De Venoge from inside and outside France become fans of the Maison and spreading that sympathy around the world is one of the Maison's principles that has not changed since its establishment.