The champagne house was founded in 1772 by Phillipe Clicquot, a fabric merchant from Reims. After the unexpected death of Phillippe's son François in 1805, François' 27-year-old widow.
Discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, where it lay undisturbed for more than 150 years, was a huge cache of alcohol, including champagne that had "aged to perfection"
The budget retailer is set to sell the Cairanne Cru des Côtes du Rhône wine for less than half its usual £8.99 price for one week only from December 11 in its UK stores.
Champagnes from Co-op and Aldi have beaten a prestige brand at double the price in Christmas testing. And the Co-op has also placed first for its mince pies.
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