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The Story
Legend has it that the Corton hillside was once planted exclusively with red grape variety and that Charlemagne himself had a penchant for these wines. Unfortunately, the red wine left scarlet stains in the Emperor's flowing beard and his wife feared that this would bring shame upon the royal dignity. Charlemagne therefore decided to pull out the red vines and replant the vineyards with white grape variety in order to continue drinking his fav...
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90 years from the peace
Corton-Charlemagne Faiveley 1918
The first world war ended on November 11, 1918. It cost France hugely. The country lost more than 1.3 million men, with three million more wounded. The Germans had destroyed several towns, mines and railways, and agriculture had suffered. The population in Reims dropped from the pre-was 117,000 to 17,000. The price of products and services had risen 400 per cent since the begin...