The legendary monk Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715) of the Benedictine order (with the same life dates as King Louis XIV) joined the Abbaye Saint Pierre d'Hautvillers in 1668 as cellerarer (economic manager). This abbey was located in the Département of Marne, the heartland of Champagne, in the middle of vineyards on a hill near Paris. Due to its central location, the abbey and the surrounding vineyards were repeatedly the victims of devastation and destruction by marching armies.
The picture on the left shows a relief of Dom Perginon in the Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers. The picture on the right shows a statue of him in the headquarters of the champagne house Moët et Chandon in Épernay (Département Marne).
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