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| Original French Oak Wine and Champagne Riddling Racks |
Sourced from the cellars of French Champagne Houses
These old "riddling" racks can be used to hold almost any type of bottle, white or red wine, spirits, fine port or sherry, even Champagne! Available in sizes of 6, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60 or 120 bottles these characterful antique champagne racks will look stunning in any home. These 'méthode champenoise' racks are exclusive to Goodwood Antiques but now we are in a position to offer them to you at very reasonable prices. You can order now by clicking on the buy now button and using your credit/ debit card to have a rack delivered to your home. Alternatively You can come and view our champagne racks in person at the Bear at Home Inn or the Lamb Arcade in Wallingford. All our racks are on display and you can be assured a friendly welcome at all times. A cup of coffee is assured or if you come to the Bear at Home Inn there might be something stronger if you wish. Leave a review of one of our racks and claim your free drink!
Own a genuine historical artifactPlease note, these are not mass reproduced items; all racks are guaranteed genuine items from French Champagne Cellars. They will hold wine as well as champagne bottles, though they are not recommended for wine with sediment. The smaller bottle racks have been sympathetically adapted with wall spacers to suit modern needs.
Some Champagne History...The "pupitre" was invented by the Clicquot family in the early 19th century. It was designed to improve the process of removing the sediment, caused by secondary fermentation, from the bottle. Champagne cellars had large numbers of these racks, and the cellarman would turn each bottle, every day, until the sediment settled on the cork, allowing it to be removed. This process, known as "remuage" took up to 3 months, with a cellarman turning up to 30,000 bottles a day!! It took until the end of the 20th Century for this, simple and effective design, to be replaced by new technology. Their place is now taken by metal mechanical bins that can complete the whole process in about a week.
For other sizes please contact us on +44(0)1235 819125 for a price |
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you can phone us on +044 (0)1235 819125 to order directly from us.
