Evening with Apollonis Winery from Champagne
We warmly invite you to a unique gastronomic experience – a tasting dinner with Apollonis Winery from Champagne, which will take place on April 24, 2025, in the personal presence of Marie Loriot – oenologist and winegrower, representing the tenth generation of her family’s winemaking tradition. You can find the history of the winery below on this page.
For this special occasion, our head chef Svatopluk Hemmer has crafted an exceptional menu, featuring scallop ceviche, veal sweetbreads, and Dover sole, perfectly paired with Champagne from Apollonis Winery.
This event is organized in collaboration with Vinit, a wine importer, distributor, and retailer, co-founded by Tomáš Melich, who will also be present at the event.
Reservations are required in advance at pavlicek@grand-cru.cz or by phone at 737 026 333. Limited seating available.
Patrimony Brut
Amuse-Bouche – Oyster
*****
Scallop Ceviche,
Rhubarb, Wine Jelly, Salicornia
Palmyre Brut Nature
*****
Veal Sweetbreads, Egg Yolk Croquette,
Peas, Tamarind
Authentic Meunier Blanc de Noir
*****
Fillet of Sole, Cauliflower,
Watercress Velouté, Capers
Inspiration de Saison 2012
*****
Veal Loin, Asparagus,
Buckwheat, Potato, Morel Sauce
Monodie Meunier Blanc de Noir 2013 Extra Brut
*****
Champagne Sabayon,
Strawberries, Tonka Bean
Theodorine Rosé
Menu with wine pairing – 3.490 CZK
Winery History
The LORIOT family gave the first notes to the Champagne at the end of the 19th century with Leopold (who was born in 1867) and his wife Palmyre Angelina Maximy. Strong figure herself of the Champagne LORIOT, she followed the lead of her forebear Mathurin Leboucq, wine grower in Nesle-le-Repons since 1675. A prelude in the heart of La Vallée de la Marne, where Leopold, saxophone player in the Festigny brass band, was the first one to set up a press in the village in 1903. This traditional press has been a symbolic centre piece in the Champagne Michel LORIOT’S HISTORY. It gave rhythm to many of harvests and is still kept today in the House cellars.
The Champagne, crescendo…
In the 1920s, the champagne vineyard faced a devastating phylloxera epidemic. Following advices from Burgundy, Leopold applied to his vine a stopgap process that is new in Champagne, the grafting. At this time, grape sales are bad paid and Germain, in 1931, is forced, with his wife Henriette, to produce and market the first three hundred bottles of Champagne of the House! When their son Henri took over, the sales rate started growing up. In 1952, Henri extended the estate with the support of his wife Jeanne and the couple gave birth to Michel in 1959.
For more information and an overview of this winery’s awards, please visit their website: www.champagneapollonis.com.
