Cellar Masters at champagne Perrier-Jouet

Séverine Frerson prepares to take over the role of cellar master from Hervé Deschamps at champagne Perrier-Jouët.   Frerson will be the first woman at the helm in a row of seven male cellar masters before her.   Founded in 1811 in Epernay, Maison Perrier-Jouët is one of France’s most historic champagne houses, but also one of its most distinctive, renowned for its floral and intricate champagnes which reveal the true essence of the Chardonnay grape.   Started in 1811, its cellars holds the world's two oldest known bottles of champagne, the 1825 vintage.

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Séverine Frerson prepares to take over the role of cellar master from Hervé Deschamps at champagne Perrier-Jouët.   Frerson will be the first woman at the helm in a row of seven male cellar masters before her.   Founded in 1811 in Epernay, Maison Perrier-Jouët is one of France’s most historic champagne houses, but also one of its most distinctive, renowned for its floral and intricate champagnes which reveal the true essence of the Chardonnay grape.   Started in 1811, its cellars holds the world's two oldest known bottles of champagne, the 1825 vintage.