{"id":1319,"date":"2024-07-05T09:07:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.champagnetrouillard.com\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:30:41","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.champagnetrouillard.com\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;paddpage-top&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; 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Then he bought a winery on Avenue Foch in \u00c9pernay whose cellars would house a &#8220;champagne&#8220; business. 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