Winery · Épernay
Pol Roger
Founded 1849 by Pol Roger himself (first wines 1853), the house favored brut Champagne for English tastes—Winston Churchill's daily choice since 1908, even naming racehorses "Pol Roger," now sixth-generation family-run producing 110,000 cases yearly.
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