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Piper Heidseck Champagne
Florens-Louis Heidsieck was the son of a Lutheran minister from Westphalia.
He moved to Reims to be a cloth merchant, and discovered wine-making there. He
started making his own in 1780, and since he was neither a viticulturist nor
native from Reims, he showed talent and worked hard at his new-found profession.
He founded his own House on 16 July 1785. He had already become an expert at his
art, and even dedicated one of his wines to Queen Marie-Antoinette. He was
granted the honor of presenting it to Her Majesty in person.
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