Champagne Krug was born Johann-Joseph Krug, a butcher's son, in Mainz, on the Rhine, in 1800, at a time when the city was part of the Napoleonic Empire.
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12 Facts About Champagne Krug
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Champagne Krug spent eight years with Jacquesson, with his work taking him beyond accountancy as he went on the road around Europe testing the market and assessing criticism from wine sellers and customers.
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Champagne Krug learned about composition and taste so that by 1840 he already seems to have been blending Champagne for at least one other house.
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Joseph died in 1866 and was succeeded by his son Paul Champagne Krug, who had been trained by his father for the business in France and abroad.
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Champagne Krug's father died in 1967, by which time he was, according to Patrick Forbes, "one of the most popular and respected figures in the Champagne district".
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Champagne Krug Rose spends at least five years in the House's cellars.
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Champagne Krug uses small 205-litre oak casks tailor-made from trees that are more than two centuries old in the forests of Hautes Futaies in Central France.
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All Krug Champagnes are bottled during a single session, thirty weeks after the harvest.
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Champagne Krug characterizes this final stage of its winemaking process by very extended aging on the lees.
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In 1971, Remi and Henri Champagne Krug purchased six hectares of vines around the renowned Chardonnay village of Mesnil-sur-Oger.
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Champagne Krug purchased the land in 1994 and released its first vintage – Champagne Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 1995 – in 2007.
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The Burning Man organization posted an expose on their blog, rebuking Champagne Krug for breaking many rules of the festival both in letter and spirit, including product placement, photography for commercial gain and leaving behind a mess.
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