Gold medal-winning Olympic athlete Usain Bolt has been appointed the new ‘CEO’ of Maison Mumm – that’s chief entertainment officer.
Bolt announced his appointment by appearing in a video in which he sabres a botle of Mumm Champagne with one of his gold medals.
Jamaican-born Usian Bolt is considered the fastest human ever timed, and is a nine-time Olympic gold medallist, winning the 100m, 200m and 4×100m relay at three consecutive Olympic...
The first pages of the House of G.H.MUMM fabled winemaking history were written long before 1827, its official founding date. The Mumm family, whose lineage includes barons and knights, dates back to the 12th century. Already in 1761, the family had launched a business as wine producers and merchants based in Cologne, Germany under the name ""P.A.Mumm"", after its owner Peter Arnold Mumm. The company owned large vineyards in the Rhine valley, ...
The House of G.H.MUMM's own vineyards cover nearly 218 hectares. The vineyards, in which Pinot Noir is highly dominant (78%), particularly in the Montagne de Reims, spread over the Grand Cru vineyards of Cramant and Avize devoted to Chardonnay in the Côte des Blancs and the Vallée de la Marne, where Pinot Meunier prevails.
The official échelle des crus champagne vineyard classification of 1911, which is still in use today, rates vineyards...
1) Grape picking
Usually, the grapes are picked between the end of September and mid-October, around 100 days after the vines have flowered. This is when the grapes are ripest. As required by the champagne appellation rules, picking is exclusively by hand, vineyard parcel by vineyard parcel, bunch by bunch. For about three weeks, the House of G.H.MUMM employs approximately 1,000 grape pickers.
2) Pressing
The grapes are pressed, with ...
The von Mumms are one of Germany's most ancient noble families, tracing their ancestry back to the medieval era. It was in the 18th century that their history first became linked to winemaking. In 1761, Peter Arnold Mumm decided to establish a business in Cologne as a wine producer and merchant. He transmitted his passion to his sons Jacobus, Gottlieb and Philipp, who, in turn, became pioneers in the emerging French champagne industry. Crossin...
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