Le 17-06-2010
DID YOU KNOW THAT ?Epernay's slogan is : "Drinking champagne in Epernay is like listening to Mozart in Salzburg".
Le 10-05-2010
RIDDLING (REMUAGE) IN CHAMPAGNE
A major step in Champagne-making, riddling consists in getting the sediment (residue of in-bottle fermentation) to slide into the bottle’s neck.
At Leclerc Briant’s, we do it all manually. A specialist cellar worker will operate for 4 to 6 weeks in a row.
After candling the bottle to "read" the wine, he will vibrate the wine and riddle each bottle placed horizontally on a rack, swinging it and rotating it one quarter to one eighth.
The bottles will thus reach an upside down position gently and progressively. Riddling is over when the wine is clear and the sediment has been deposited in the "bidule" (a small container built into the capsule).
The riddler can process up to 60.000 bottles a day with remarkable sensitiveness and skill.
Did you know that he sometimes chooses the cellar where he operates according to the weather outside ?
Le 24-12-2009
Happy New Year 2010
Dear Champagne Lover,
The Leclerc Briant team and myself wish you a happy new year 2010. May all your dearest wishes come true.
Thank you for your support.
Sparkling yours,
Pascal Leclerc Briant
Le 26-12-2008
Happy New Year 2009
Dear Champagne Lover,
The Leclerc Briant team and myself wish you a happy new year 2009. May all your dearest wishes come true.
Thank you for your support.
Sparkling yours,
Pascal Leclerc Briant
