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Founded in 1772, the success of one of the most famous French Champagne Houses Veuve Clicquot owes much to the ingenuity of Madame Clicquot, who took over the running of the business after the death of her husband in 1805.

With a gift for marketing that is still one of the hallmarks of the brand, Madame Clicquot established Veuve Clicquot as a favourite of the court of Imperial Russia. She also made great strides in modernising the production of Champagne with the invention of the remuage or riddling rack.

The riddling rack made the process of degorgement more efficient as it allowed for the systematic collection of the spent yeast and sediments from the wine's primary fermentation in the neck of the bottle. The revolutionary process also ensured crystal clear wine and still used by all Champagne houses today. Composed much like a wooden desk with circular holes, the rack allowed a bottle of wine to be stuck upside down. Every day a cellar assistant would gently shake and twist the bottle to encourage wine solids to settle to the bottom. When this was completed the cork was carefully removed, the sediments ejected,and a small replacement dose of sweetened wine added to encourage the secondary fermentation that gives Champagne its distinctive bubbles.

Source: Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne

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