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Perrier-Jouët
Established in 1811, by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie Perrier. The house takes its name from his own and that of his wife, Ad le Jouët, and is located in the town of Épernay. Perrier-Jouët was the first champagne house to introduce the dry style in 1854, a style copied across the region and is the predominant (brut) style today. This was overseen by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie's son, Charles Perrier, who cemented the house's success. Sinc...Read more
Established in 1811, by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie Perrier. The house takes its name from his own and that of his wife, Ad le Jouët, and is located in the town of Épernay. Perrier-Jouët was the first champagne house to introduce the dry style in 1854, a style copied across the region and is the predominant (brut) style today. This was overseen by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie's son, Charles Perrier, who cemented the house's success. Since then, the house has been taken over several times and the current owners, Pernod Ricard hope to continue in the footsteps of the founders Most of their blends favour the Chardonnay grape - bringing a delicacy to the house style - said to be favoured by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie and is still the case today.Read less