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'''Mumm''', situated in [[Reims]] in northern France, is one of the largest [[Champagne (wine)|champagne]] producers worldwide. It was founded by three brothers, Jacobus, Gottlieb and Phillip Mumm, [[German people|German]] winemakers from the [[Rhine]] valley and [[G. Heuser]] and [[Friedrich Giesler]] on March 1, [[1827]] as ''P. A. Mumm Giesler et C°''. P.A. stood for the initials of Mumm senior (Peter Arnold Mumm), a successful wine merchant from [[Solingen]]. Mumm's label is famous for its red ribbon (''Cordon Rouge'') which is purportedly resembling the French ''Grand Cordon of the [[Légion d'Honneur]]''.
The French confiscated all of the Mumm's property, although they had lived in Champagne for almost a century before [[World War I]], because they had never bothered to become French citizens.
Mumm is the [[Champagne (wine)|champagne]] which is sprayed by successful drivers on the podium after [[Formula 1]] [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]].
==Source==
* Prial, Frank J. ''Decantations''. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2001.
==External links==
* http://www.mumm.com/
* http://www.wine-pages.com/features/mumm.htm
* http://www.prodimarques.com/sagas_marques/mumm/mumm.php (in French)
[[Category:Champagne producers]]
[[Category:Pernod Ricard brands]]
[[Category:1827 establishments]]
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