Champagne Ruinart The history behind the House of Ruinart goes back to the actual origins of Champagne. It was at the beginning of the 18th century that the Benedictine monk Dom Thierry Ruinart became acquainted with the precious secret of the making of "the wine which sparkles". He passed his secret to his nephew Nicolas Ruinart who founded the first House of Champgne in 1729.
When the grapes are pressed, the House of Ruinart uses only the wines from the first pressing which are called "vins de cuvée". After the "tirage" (bottling) the wines are left to rest for 3 to 8 years; the time to reach perfect maturity, in the famous Ruinart chalk-cellars, which in fact are gallo-roman quarries, now listed as an "Historical Monument".
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