Joseph Jacob Bollinger

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Joseph Jacob Bollinger (born October 5, 1803 in Ellwangen (Jagst) , † 1884 in Ay ) was a German champagne producer and founder of the Bollinger champagne house .

Joseph Jacob Bollinger was born the son of a lawyer. After his apprenticeship as a sales representative of the champagne house Müller- Ruinart , he founded the champagne house Renaudin-Bollinger together with the admiral Comte de Villermont and Paul Renaudin in the French town of Ay in 1829 . Renaudin died without an heir, but his name remained on the label until the end of the 1960s - today the champagne is simply called Bollinger . Joseph-Jacques Bollinger - as he was called in France - died in 1884 and passed the company on to his son.

Today the Bollinger champagne house has around 160 hectares of cultivation area.

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personal data
SURNAME Bollinger, Joseph Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German champagne producer and founder of the Bollinger champagne house
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Ellwangen (Jagst)
DATE OF DEATH 1884
Place of death Ay