{"id":21378,"date":"2021-06-14T14:57:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T12:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/?p=21378"},"modified":"2022-03-21T17:51:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:51:50","slug":"experience-pommery-villa-demoiselle-blooming-reims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/14\/experience-pommery-villa-demoiselle-blooming-reims\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Experience Pommery, the Villa Demoiselle and the brand new Blooming exhibition, all reunited in Reims!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21336\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21336\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104054-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..until this <em>Foudre <\/em>in the hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21357\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21357\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110855-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sculptures stand from the cellars..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pommery is more than a champagne house&#8230; From its Victorian style architecture, this huge ancestral Reims domain has more surprises for you in its 55-hectare estate. Indeed, in a Champagne appellation counting 319 villages and only 100 of them hold a Grand Cru vintage, you have to know that 70% of sales are concentrated between October and the end of year celebrations, when Pommery must release one million bottles per week during this period out of the 18 million produced each year.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Therefore, the Champagne spirit needs to be reinvented the rest of the year and even paying efforts to seduce new markets within new projects. Thus, in the global amount of 300 million bottles of Champagne sold per year, the Asian market is less mature with only 12 million bottles sold in Japan and 2 million in China, certainly due to a lack of initiation of bubbles. <\/strong><em>By Alex Plato<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Experience Pommery, the Villa Demoiselle and the Blooming exhibition, all reunited in Reims! \ud83e\udd42\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lwc5CZpEEcM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21318\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21318\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103648-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..in front of palmed light strings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21326\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21326\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103909-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A classical &amp; multicolor lightning..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While preparing your visit, you have to be ready for these <strong>cellars<\/strong> and its art <strong>exhibitions<\/strong>, the <strong>Villa Demoiselle<\/strong> and its <strong>Art Nouveau<\/strong> collection, the <strong>Clos Pompadour<\/strong>, unique in this wide <strong>Champagne<\/strong> region, and the <strong>winery<\/strong>. In order to find out more about their vision of <strong>Champagne<\/strong>, some <strong>Master Classes<\/strong> are proposed to give you the keys to understand their own <strong>Champagnes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Between two visits, enjoy the terrace of the restaurant, <strong>Le R\u00e9fectoire<\/strong>, this translated <strong>Refectory<\/strong> place is located at the heart of the <strong>Domaine Pommery<\/strong>, accessible to all, as a real place of sharing, discussion and conviviality around your upcoming meal, carefully prepared each day by the kitchen team (photo credits: Alex Plato).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21305\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21305\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103251-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..to adopt at home?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21310\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21310\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103359-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Which donkey would you decide..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to this superb ancestral <strong>estate<\/strong>, devoted to <strong>Champagne<\/strong>, including the <strong>Villa Demoiselle<\/strong>, and its largest <strong>Art Nouveau<\/strong> collection in the region, the <strong>Maison Vranken-Pommery<\/strong> has set itself a dual cultural and artistic objective to satisfy its 150,000 visitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Therefore, feel free this year, to explore the <strong>Happy Gallery<\/strong> and its selection of nearby masterpieces realized by the <strong>British<\/strong> artist <strong>Stephen Wilks<\/strong> (interviewed at the end of the video).&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In this giant hall, where a vertiginous wooden sculpted <strong>barrel<\/strong> proudly stands, you would find a charming <strong>exhibition<\/strong> and admiration space where visitors can move around as they wish. Apart from the <strong>Champagne<\/strong> store, able to satisfy your desires for bubbles, do not miss the few works of art scattered here and there around this sparkling <strong>forum<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21306\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21306\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103305-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..take some time to meditate in front of the upside down W\u00fcrsa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21304\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21304\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103237-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Wilks, standing in front of his various donkeys..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At present, the atmosphere is of an animal and textile mood thanks in particular to the talent and the so <strong>British<\/strong> spirit of the artist <strong>Stephen Wilks<\/strong>, who devotes most of his inspiration to the nonchalance of the donkey. Thus, his articulated sculptures, mostly designed in <strong>Berlin<\/strong>, representing this animal in all textile forms, rest, for some slouch, on different types of plinths. Like communication art objects, according to the <strong>artist<\/strong>&#8216;s wish, these <strong>donkeys<\/strong> are supposed to convey all types of messages and thus be able to facilitate exchanges, because of their flexible structure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Apart from that, another animal curiosity in the person of <strong>W\u00fcrsa<\/strong> realized by <strong>Daniel Firman<\/strong>, a former intermittent <strong>circus elephant<\/strong> who was immortalized and stuffed in <strong>Li\u00e8ge<\/strong>, <strong>Belgium<\/strong>, before being hung upside down from the ceiling. Breaking the <strong>French<\/strong> rules prohibiting the <strong>exhibition<\/strong> of wild animals, whatever their condition, this incredible work was validated by the <strong>French Hunting Office<\/strong> thanks to its <strong>circus<\/strong> past.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21342\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21342\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104216-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..otherwise this installation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21341\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21341\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104234-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some pop art expressed in the bar..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not far from the majestic restaurant called <strong>Le R\u00e9fectoire<\/strong>, naturally because of its location in the place of the old <strong>refectory<\/strong>, the establishment can accommodate 50 people inside and 50 others outside on a flowered <strong>terrace<\/strong>. The chef, <strong>Philippe Moret<\/strong>, tends here to offer guide us into the authentic culinary history of <strong>French<\/strong> <em>cuisine<\/em>, while proposing the most symbolic dishes of this illustrious <strong>gastronomy<\/strong> and in the mean time, reinventing dishes that sometimes may find their origin deep back in time.<\/p>\n<p>From the illustrious <strong>Apicius<\/strong> duck, passing by the <strong>Louis XVI<\/strong>\u2019s pig&#8217;s trotters, or the <strong><em>Poule-au-Pot<\/em><\/strong> of the time of <strong>Henri IV<\/strong> and without forgetting the <strong>Auguste Escoffier<\/strong>\u2019s passion for <strong>Melba<\/strong>, many historical moments have been associated with a specific dish. Take the time to explore the real circumstances why and how chicken was served to <strong>Napoleon<\/strong> at the <strong>Battle of Marengo<\/strong>, this <strong>dish<\/strong> has then remained in our memories and tables.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21347\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21347 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111252-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..or select another <em>cuv\u00e9e<\/em> on the menu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21334\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21334 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104043-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoy a sparkling cup of <strong>Pommery<\/strong>..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The occasion to taste the <strong>Pommery<\/strong> spirit, whose first <strong>Champagne Brut<\/strong> was successfully launched by <strong>Madame Pommery<\/strong>, within the <strong>Pommery Nature 1874<\/strong>. It was the departure of this <strong>tradition<\/strong> to offer an authentic personality to their <strong>Champagnes<\/strong>, different from former <strong>sweet wines<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For instance, discover this <strong>Apanage Blanc de Blancs<\/strong> <em>cuv\u00e9e<\/em>, made from a meticulous selection of <strong>Chardonnay<\/strong> which brings a certain liveliness and great complexity. Indispensable to elaborate premium <strong>vintages<\/strong>, <strong>Chardonnay<\/strong> is a precious grape variety in <strong>Champagne<\/strong> that knows how to offer to those <strong>Pommery<\/strong> <strong>Champagnes<\/strong>, a real delicacy, elegance and freshness.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21332\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21332\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104009-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..Laurent Pernot&#8217;s frozen vision.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21315\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21315\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103618-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Wilks displays Art again..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the end of this <strong>Happy Gallery<\/strong> stands the <strong>Cellier Pompadour<\/strong>, where you could explore the new <strong>Blooming<\/strong> exhibition. In a <strong>Eiffel<\/strong>-type hall, admire this selection of <strong>artworks<\/strong>, settled to celebrate the <strong>blossoming<\/strong> of nature and men, by bringing together 61 artists from various periods (either specialized in painting, ceramics, drawing and figurative photography). All gathered under the curatorship of the <strong>Reims Fine Arts Museum<\/strong>, the director of the <strong>Pommery House<\/strong> aka <strong>Nathalie Vranken<\/strong> and the <strong>Beaux-Arts Magazine<\/strong> editor, <strong>Fabrice Bousteau<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A rich assortment, mostly made up of contributions from this <strong>Reims Museum of Fine Arts<\/strong>, where you can still find other works by <strong>Stephen Wilks<\/strong>, such as these ceramic <strong>vases<\/strong> and <strong>bottles<\/strong>, starring white crackled reflections. Plus, another production from <strong>Pommery<\/strong> and exclusively for this even, with the plastician <strong>Laurent Pernot<\/strong>, so to say a flowered frozen <strong><em>commode<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21328\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21328\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103849-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..facing a beautiful young shepherd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21331\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21331\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_103949-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A collection of colorful ceramics..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In total, you will discover a selection of around a hundred <strong>artworks<\/strong>, highlighted in an ingenious scenography by the <strong>Greek<\/strong> scenography designer <strong>Lef Kazaouka<\/strong>. A dialogue conceived as an <strong>Ikebana<\/strong>, this <strong>Japanese<\/strong> concept also known as the name of <strong>Kad\u014d<\/strong>, since &#8220;the way of flowers&#8221; or &#8220;the art of bringing flowers to life&#8221; that is to say this art of floral composition, starring spiritual and aesthetic virtues.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, <strong>Blooming<\/strong> is an extraordinary garden where <strong>Paul Gauguin<\/strong>, <strong>Camille <\/strong><strong>Corot<\/strong>, <strong>Henri Fantin-Latour<\/strong> mix their petals and their colors with those of <strong>Keith Tyson<\/strong>, <strong>Sophie Calle<\/strong>, <strong>Barthelemy Toguo<\/strong>, <strong>Pierre and Gilles<\/strong> or the imaginary jungles imagined by <strong>Pierre Seinturier<\/strong> without forgetting the hallucinogen butterflies by <strong>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Fourtou<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ngg_shortcode_3_placeholder<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21346\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21346\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104409-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..some sculptures from yesteryear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21343\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21343\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_104308-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lightful stairs by Pablo Valbuena..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you feel getting deeper underground, take part into the <strong>Experience Pommery<\/strong> and explore the multiple surprises hidden in and around in these <strong>Gallo-Roman<\/strong> chalky cellars. A unique historical site in <strong>Reims<\/strong>, registered as a <strong>UNESCO<\/strong> heritage site, which contains no less than 110 galleries, decorated with antique <strong>sculptures<\/strong> directly stuck into the rock, colored signals and since recently, numerous artworks of international <strong>contemporary<\/strong> artists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Among them, we can find again <strong>Choi Jeong Hwa<\/strong>, <strong>Stephen Wilks<\/strong>, <strong>Jacqueline Dauriac<\/strong>, <strong>Philippe Baudelocque<\/strong>, <strong>Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my Toguo<\/strong>, <strong>Enrique Marty<\/strong>, among others. Moreover, this is a real challenge to preserve these <strong>artworks<\/strong> in this specific condition area composed of 98% humidity and a constant temperature of 11\u00b0, where the elements naturally evolve with time in these vast <strong>cellars<\/strong> of <strong>Pommery<\/strong> and even some are directed to an inevitable deterioration.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ngg_shortcode_4_placeholder<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_21373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21373\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21373\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_111203-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">..by this incredible architecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21360\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21360\" src=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_20210609_110954-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the facade, be seduced..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At last, you should complete your <strong>Pommery<\/strong> tour, with the visit of the <strong>Villa Demoiselle<\/strong>. A real temple of <strong>Art Nouveau<\/strong> and <strong>Art Deco<\/strong>, built between 1904 and 1908, but fully renovated from 2004 with skilled craftsmen, under the supervision of <strong>Paul-Fran\u00e7ois Vranken<\/strong>, founder of this <strong>Pommery-Vranken Champagne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The unique architecture of <strong>Louis Sorel<\/strong>, with the woodwork by <strong>Tony Selmersheim<\/strong>, the ceramics by <strong>Alexandre Bigot<\/strong> and the painted decorations by <strong>F\u00e9lix Aubert<\/strong> were almost wiped out&#8230; Therefore, this intense restoration of the 6 floors revived this <strong><em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em><\/strong> a magnificent edifice, as an embassy of this <strong>Vranken<\/strong> <strong>Champagne house<\/strong>, and the famous <strong>Demoiselle<\/strong> <em>cuv\u00e9e<\/em> from which this <strong>Villa<\/strong> wears the name. The result is an historical and magical <strong>museum<\/strong>, where you can discover a formidable collection signed by some of the greatest <strong>artists<\/strong> of the early 20th century, such as <strong>Majorelle<\/strong>, <strong>Daum<\/strong> and even <strong>Gall\u00e9<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Domaine Pommery<\/strong>, 5, place G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Gouraud 51100 Reims (France) \/ Phone : +33(0)3 26 61 62 56 \/ More information on the official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrankenpommery.com\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pommery is more than a champagne house&#8230; From its Victorian style architecture, this huge ancestral&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":21359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[822,24],"tags":[187,637,1050,185,574,1051],"class_list":["post-21378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-far-east-2","category-gastronomy","tag-champagne","tag-museum","tag-pommery","tag-reims","tag-restaurant","tag-vranken"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21378"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28214,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21378\/revisions\/28214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}