The grand opening of the winery and the first batch of "Henri Roederer" Champagne was released on October 01st, 1899. In order to achieve his goal – the production of sparkling wine in Odessa that could compete the one, originally produced in Champagne region (France) – the French winemaker and philanthropist Henri Roederer started the construction of the factory in 1897. The ground breaking ceremony for the factory main building took place on the May 03rd, 1898.
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