see dean mumm . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message g. h. mumm advertisement of 1923 g. h. mumm & cie situated in reims in northern france is one of the largest champagne producers . contents 1 history 2 sponsorships 3 mumm napa 4 foujita chapel 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit the tirage or bottling of champagne at g. h. mumm & co. 1879 messrs. g. h. mumm & co. s vendangeoir at verzenay 1879 mumm cellars in reims it was founded by three brothers jacobus gottlieb and phillip mumm 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 patterned after and resembling the french grand cordon of the l gion 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 become french citizens . the company is owned by pernod ricard . 1 sponsorships edit g.h. mumm was the official sponsor of f1 racing from 2000 till 2016 and has provided the champagne bottles for the podium celebrations after each race . now they are the official sponsor of formula e. g.h. mumm cordon rouge is the official champagne of kentucky derby . 2 mumm napa edit mumm napa is one of california s m thode traditionnelle sparkling wine producers a joint venture between the g.h. mumm & cie and joseph e seagram & sons . the location at napa valley was founded by guy deveaux who determined napa s long hot days and cold nights to be ideal for producing the right amount of acidity and ripeness . foujita chapel edit in 1964 ren lalou the head of the mumm champagne house and l onard foujita 1886 1968 a japanese painter belonging to the ecole de paris school of art decided to build a chapel in the gardens belonging to the champagne house . begun in 1965 the foujita chapel was entirely designed by foujita in the romanesque style who drew the plans and designed the ironwork stained glass and sculptures . he supervised the building and interior decoration . the chapel is decorated with frescos remarkable for their freshness soft lines and curves inspired by oriental art in colours of blues golds yellows and greens as well as very subdued reds verging on brown . the chapel was consecrated on 1 october 1966 and handed over to the city of reims on 18 october 1966 . the chapel was designated an historic monument in 1992 . 3 foujita also gave g.h. mumm a fresco depicting the virgin in the vines . the rose featured in the painting became the cuv e s emblem and appears on the metallic cap on top of the cork of the rose champagne . references edit fallowfield giles decanter.com december 5 2007 . champagne prices to rise by as much as 10 % next year . official g.h. mumm webpage . http www.ville reims.fr index.php id 892 further reading edit prial frank j. decantations . ny st. martin s press 2001 . external links edit media related to g. h. mumm at wikimedia commons mumm official site mumm napa official site v t e pernod ricard acquisitions aberlour 1974 dubonnet 1976 irish distillers 1988 orlando wines 1989 wyndham estate 1990 seagram 2000 allied domecq 2005 vin & sprit 2008 lillet 2008 plymouth gin distillery 2008 subsidiaries aberlour corby distilleries1 orlando wines pernod ricard nz premium wine brands scapa v & s group spirits brands vodka absolut explorer fr s level luksusowa polar ice2 renat wyborowa ubr wka3 huzzar orloff whisky blended scotch ballantine s clan campbell chivas royal salute 100 pipers imperial long john passport something special single malt scotch aberlour the glenlivet longmorn scapa strathisla tormore 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ariste h mard henri louis pernod jules fran ois pernod jules f lix pernod 1 as of 2008 the company is 46 % owned by pernod ricard . 2 via corby . 3 distributed brand . category liquor portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title g. h. mumm & oldid 721839370 categories champagne producerspernod ricard brands1827 establishments in francepurveyors to the imperial and royal courthidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2010all articles needing additional referencescommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage 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