That year they sold nearly 10,000 bottles.
Between 19, all the grapes were sold in bulkIn the early 1970’s, Francoise Jumel (daughter of Paulette and René) began bottling champagne with her husband Gilles Voirin under the name Voirin-Jumel. As the champagne market grew, René began selling some of his trucks and buying vineyards around the Côte des Blancs, which his wife, Paulette Richomme, worked and oversaw. The Jumel family started producing champagne around the same time-René Jumel had a transport business and his wife’s family had some vines that they cultivated.
Jean Voirin, who owned some vines and sold all his grapes in bulk, decided to begin bottling his own champagne at the end of World War II. Voirin-Jumel, a récoltant manipulant located in the grand cru village Cramant, is one example of this. These names usually occur when the offspring of one producer marries another, creating a new identity for certain parcels of vines passed on by the parents. From importer Charles Neal’s website: “The Champagne region, like that of Burgundy, has many producers with double-barreled names.