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21 unusual facts about champagne


Benoît Costaz

Benoît, baron Costaz (27 February 1761, Champagne-en-Valromey - 13 March 1842, Paris) was a French bishop.

Bernard 80 GR

They landed on 2 April with fuel still available, brought down by loss of coolant; during the last part of the flight, they pumped Champagne, eau de Vittel and coffee into the radiator.

Champagne, Switzerland

In 1974, vintners in the Swiss city were ordered by the World Trade Organization to cease using "champagne" in the name of the white wine produced there since the 9th century.

Christianssands Bryggeri

The brewery is also known for its julebrus, or Christmas soda, which has a golden brown colour, and a taste reminiscent of Champagne.

Compagnie des arts de Paris

It paraded before the Legislative Assembly on 8 September 1792 and was incorporated on 23 September 1792 into the Bataillon 9 bis, then at Châlons-en-Champagne and known as the Bataillon de l'arsenal or Arsenal battalion.

Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind

Duffman, who was hired by Marge to entertain at the party, brings out a bottle of Duff Champagne.

Hillersdon House

One incident occurred after the Exeter Ball, when four young gentlemen plunged into one of the lakes, and were subsequently washed off in baths of Champagne.

Ira Einhorn

In 1997, Einhorn was tracked down and arrested in Champagne-Mouton, France, where he had been living under the name "Eugene Mallon."

Jean Rondeau

Jean Rondeau (Le Mans, France, 13 May 1946 – Champagné, France, 27 December 1985) was a French race car driver and constructor, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980, in a car bearing his own name, an achievement which remains unique in the history of the race.

Rondeau was killed when his car was hit by a train outside Champagné.

Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice

Born in an aristocratic family of the Ancien Régime, Desvaux was admitted at the Artillery School of Châlons in 1792, before joining the Army of the Alps, with which he would take part to the siege of Lyon.

Mailly-Champagne

The village's vineyards are located in the Montagne de Reims subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification.

Mailly-Champagne is a small village inserted in Champagne vineyard on the north of the Montagne de Reims, 8 km south of Reims, and on the north of Épernay.

Marcel Thil

Born in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France, Thil started boxing at a very young age and turned professional at the age of 16.

Marianne Aulie

One of her techniques is to bathe her works in Champagne in order to get a particular texture from having the alcohol react with the acrylic paint.

Minor Butler Poole

Poole's mother used a bottle filled with water from Liberty Creek in Mississippi to christen the ship instead of the traditional Champagne.

Novyi Svit

Champagne production was introduced into Novyi Svit by a local landowner, Prince Lev Golitsyn, in the late 19th century.

Pierre Taittinger

Pierre Taittinger restored the House of the Counts of Champagne in the center of Reims, damaged by the Germans during the First World War, which had been the residence of the Counts of Champagne during the Middle Ages and which is now the property of Champagne Taittinger.

Rafael Pallais

In 1983 Shadow Books published a co-authored book on Champagne (1983).

Unter falscher Flagge

Champagne or soda) (Trimpop, Frege, von Holst, Breitkopf, Meurer/Frege) − 3:56

Women in Cellblock 9

She was then taken to dinner with the commander of the doctor, where they have oral sex in order to then get a little sip of salty Champagne.


Agnes of France

Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress (1171 – after 1207), daughter of Louis VII of France and Adèle of Champagne; wife of Alexios II Komnenos, Andronikos I Komnenos, Theodore Branas

Aisy-sous-Thil

Edith Royer, founder of the Brotherhood "Prayer and Penance" of Montmartre, was born in the diocese of Sens on 14 June 1841, in the village of Aisy, located on the border of Burgundy and Champagne.

Albert Lemaître

Albert Lemaître was born (circa 1864) in Ay, Marne, a village outside Épernay, where he worked in partnership with his brother as an exporter in the champagne industry.

Alexis-François Artaud de Montor

An émigré during the French Revolution, he was entrusted by the royal princes with missions to the Holy See and served during the campaign of Champagne in the Army of Condé.

Amanda Tanen

The two shared a rowdy Thanksgiving in the office together, drinking champagne, playing with couture gowns, and placing a prank phone call to the mysterious bandaged woman, which placed both their jobs in jeopardy.

Andre Champagne

Andre Joseph Orius Champagne (born September 19, 1943 in Eastview, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger.

Blind Zero

The first album "Trigger" (1995) was produced by Ronnie S. Champagne (an L.A. producer which had previously worked with bands such as Jane's Addiction, Alice in Chains, Remy Zero e Deconstruction).

Carnival Splendor

Carnival Splendors godmother is Myleene Klass, who on 8 June 2008 christened the vessel in Dover in a lighthearted ceremony where she played Sailing on the piano, while a Royal Navy diver climbed up five decks on a rope, and broke the bottle of champagne on the bow by hand.

Cernon

Cernon, Marne, a commune in the French region of Champagne-Ardenne

Champagne Charlie

Charles Heidsieck, the French Champagne wine merchant who was originally called "Champagne Charlie"

Charlie Nicholas, Scottish footballer nicknamed "Champagne Charlie"

Champagne Krug

His father only died in 1967, by which time he was, according to Patrick Forbes, “one of the most popular and respected figures in the Champagne district”.

Champagne stemware

It was popularized in post-prohibition America at the Stork Club, where champagne flowed freely and celebrities had bottles of champagne sent to their tables, compliments of the house.

Coublanc

Coublanc, Haute-Marne, a commune in the French region of Champagne-Ardenne

Dave McAleer

He was one of the UK’s first club DJs (1963), before spending 25 years in the record business – working in A&R for labels including RCA Records, Pye Records, DJM Records, Stax Records, Chess Records, Disco Demand, Sugarhill, Calibre, Champagne, Hi, Solar, CTI Records, TMT and Buddah Records, and was managing director of Barry White's label, 20th Century Records.

Florens-Louis Heidsieck

Florens-Louis Heidsieck (1749–1828) was the founder of the Champagne house Heidsieck & Co from which later Piper-Heidsieck was spun off, and which was the start of the Heidsieck Champagne clan.

Piper-Heidsieck is the other direct descendant Champagne house of the old Heidsieck & Co, founded in 1785.

Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine

When the House of Bar, which ruled in Upper Lorraine, became extinct in 1033, with the death of his cousin Frederick III, Conrad made him duke of both duchies, so that he could assist in the defence of the territory against Odo II, count of Blois, Meaux, Chartres, and Troyes (the later Champagne).

House of Dampierre

While he was in Rome, Joan convinced Margaret to remarry, this time to William II of Dampierre, a nobleman from Champagne.

Hugh I of Ghent

Before his father passed he was married to Odette of Champagne, daughter of Odo II of Champlitte (who died shortly after taking part in the siege of Constantinople).

Jay Acovone

Jay guest starred as a Casino owner with unconfirmed Mafia connections in a 2012 episode of The Mentalist entitled 'Pink Champagne on Ice', alongside fellow Stargate actor Christopher Judge.

Jean Houymet

Jean Houymet or Wuillemet (1634? - November 18, 1687), son and heir of Nicolas and Pérette Nicayse, originated from Vrigny or Virginy, archdiocese of Reims located in the province of Champagne department of Marne in France.

Jean-Marie Defrance

Jean-Marie Defrance was born on 21 September 1771 at Vassy, in the Champagne province and died 6 July 1855.

Joan O'Brien

Lawrence Welk hired O'Brien as a one-week replacement for his champagne lady Alice Lon in July 1959.

Kari Innerå

In the morning of May 2, 2011 thieves broke into Cru vine & kjøkken and stole 100 bottles of expensive wine and champagne worth 40.000-50.000 USD, including a Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 1972 and top wines from Château d'Yquem, Liger-Belair, Jacques Selosse and Dom Pérignon.

Kloof Country Club

Kloof and Champagne Sports Resort are in fact the only courses in KwaZulu-Natal to have bent greens, (soon to be joined by Cotswold Downs in Hillcrest).

Law of 6 May 1919 relating to the Protection of Appellations of Origin

Wines and spirits in general, and champagne in particular, receive special protection under the law.

Mareuil-sur-Ay

Its vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Premier Cru (99%) in the Champagne vineyard classification.

Matej Kocak

October 4, 1918, found him taking part in the Allied drive against the enemy in the Argonne Forest between the Moselle and Forest of Argonne in the vicinity of Blanchmont in Champagne, France, and in the attack against the enemy in the St. Mihiel sector in the vicinity of Thiaucourt, France.

Oh... Rosalinda!!

In 1955 Vienna, during its post-war occupation, the black-market dealer Dr. Falke (Anton Walbrook) moves freely through the French, British, American and Russian sectors, dealing in champagne and caviar amongst the highest echelons of the allied powers.

Panorama Mountain Village

In March 1985, Panorama hosted two men's World Cup speed events, and the Champagne T-Bar was built to bring skiers to the top of the races.

Philippe de Vitry

While some medieval sources claim that he was born in the Champagne region, more recent research indicates that he may have originated in Vitry-en-Artois near Arras.

Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson

Born at Saint-Hilaire de Soulanges, Marne in Champagne, France, son of Claude de Joybert, Seigneur de Soulanges.

SC Tinqueux

They are based in the commune of Tinqueux, located in the region of Champagne-Ardenne in the Marne department and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group B, the fifth tier of the French football league system, after achieving promotion from the Division d'Honneur during the 2008–09 season.

The Key to Reserva

The Key to Reserva is a 2007 short film/long forum advertisement for Freixenet Cava champagne starring, written and directed by Martin Scorsese.

Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine

His successor was Matthias his brother; his widow remarried his old rival, Theobald of Champagne.

Vintage Stakes

During the early part of its history it was sponsored by Lanson and known as the Lanson Champagne Vintage Stakes.

Vitry-Brienne Air Base

Vitry-Brienne Air Base is an abandoned military airfield in France, located approximately 17 miles northwest of Bar-sur-Aube (Departement de l'Aube,Champagne-Ardenne); 85 miles east-southeast of Paris.

Wine cocktail

One-Balled Dictator — 5 parts German Liebfraumilch, 1 part French Champagne, briefly but violently shaken, then poured into a rocks glass containing one candy cinnamon ball.

Years of Red Dust

The setting is in Shanghai where "the flow of the green slime of corruption, pollution and greed (for money), races with the flow of blood and champagne", according to Aftenposten.