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Until medieval times, it was the monks who tended the vines: the wine was blessed and drunk during mass. The wines of Champagne were given a unique destiny when the paths of geography and history crossed. It was Saint R�mi, bishop of Rheims, whilst living in a villa surrounded by vineyards near to the present town of Ep�rnay, who baptized Clovis when he converted. The first King of France was anointed with wine from the Champagne region one Christmas evening in 496. Several centuries later, the marriage of Jeanne de Navarre, heiress of Champagne, to the heir to the French throne, later Philip the Fair, linked the destiny of the Lords of Champagne to the crown of France.
Between 898 and 1825 the kings of France were crowned in Rheims, at the heart of the Champagne region. At the accompanying festivities, Champagne flowed freely. The wines were appreciated for their taste and finesse, and were to become the wines offered in homage to any visiting monarchs. Francis I received a few casks, as did Mary Stuart (later Mary Queen of Scots); whilst Louis XVI was offered several hundred pints for his coronation.
From the 12th century onwards, Champagne's reputation began to cross borders and their prestige grew continuously. As they grew in notoriety and were appreciated by the greats of this world, Champagne wines were the chosen wines for celebrations and major events.
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