Champagne region were looted
2023-03-30 22:36
Napoleon's sweep across Europe was accompanied by champagne, in addition to the military. Before each war, Napoleon would go to Remy's cellar for a drink and bring some champagne on the road. Classical champagne glasses, which resemble bowls of ice cream, became popular. The first champagne was drunk with it, and it is still common to build champagne towers today. It is said that Napoleon's royal champagne glass was designed after the chest of his wife Josephine. Under his leadership, a whirlwind of champagne swept through the princes and aristocrats of Europe.
He once said: "Champagne is needed to celebrate victory, and champagne is needed even more for defeat." Of course, Napoleon's enemies also always peeked at champagne. In January 1848, Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies invaded eastern France and advanced into the Champagne region.
Memories of Attila's melee with the warlords resurfaced, and the Champagne region was again in a state of panic. Those countries that were conquered by Napoleon are now taking revenge for the huge reparations and everything else that Napoleon imposed on them on the people of the Champagne region. The entire cellars of the Champagne region were looted, and of all the brewers, Moët & Chandon suffered the most. Russian soldiers were stationed at the liquor store, where 600,000 bottles of champagne were looted. Remy, however, was optimistic, saying: "The soldiers who ruined my champagne today will create wealth for me in the future." I let them drink to their heart's content, they will love my wine for the rest of their lives, and their return home is my best advertisement. ”
After the end of the war, the former enemies came to the Champagne region to taste and buy wine in the cellars of every wine house. They had Tsar Alexander of Russia, Franz II of Austria, Wilhelm III of Prussia, and so on. The most popular is Remy's wine cellar. He found himself the world's most famous champagne maker, supplying champagne to every royal family in Europe.
In the era of Napoleon, champagne still belonged only to France, and it was not until the end of the Napoleonic Wars that champagne really went to the world, from aristocracy to universalization. In 1870, only 25% of the champagne was drunk by the French, and the rest was ordered in large quantities by Britain, the United States, Germany, Russia and other countries. By the end of the nineteenth century, nearly 200,000 bottles of champagne had been exported.
After the Bourbon Restoration, the July Revolution and the Revolution of 1848, France entered the era of Napoleon III. The rapid development of technology and transportation has allowed the French economy to take off rapidly. In an era of increasing affluence, the technology of Champagne production is constantly innovating. The golden age of Champagne has arrived.