{"id":5742,"date":"2024-09-09T12:19:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.champagne-barfontarc.com\/the-origin-of-the-barfontarc-spirit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:25:27","slug":"the-origin-of-the-barfontarc-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.champagne-barfontarc.com\/en\/the-origin-of-the-barfontarc-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"The origin of the BARFONTARC spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The origin of the
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In 1962, around fifty winegrowers from the C\u00f4te des Bar villages of Baroville, Fontaine and Arconville decided to join forces and set up a wine cooperative to pool their pressing activities. Their determination to add value to the winegrowers’ production quickly took root, and the de BARFONTARC brand was born, whose name – a nod to its origin – is made up of the first syllables of the three original villages. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Creation of the Baroville Region Cooperative on 17 February 1962<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Made up of Roger Martin (Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Courtillier’s grandfather), Marcel Mongin (Christophe Jeanny’s grandfather), Claude Prive, Ren\u00e9 Mallet, Jean Gobin, Pierre Martin (Daniel Martin’s father), Marcel Noirat, Pierre Berger, Vincent, Ren\u00e9 Duport and Georges Gaucher. Construction of the first two presses begins. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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First pressing at
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Daniel Martin<\/b>, the second president, takes over from Roger Martin<\/b>.<\/p>

A policy of investing in high quality equipment.<\/p>

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Arrival of Sophie Joigneaux<\/b>,
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Left, Daniel Martin, president of the cooperative from 1971 to 2006.<\/p>

Right, Olivier Martin, manager of the cooperative since 1998.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From left to right:
Daniel Martin,
Paul Leroux,
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Olivier Martin<\/b> takes over management of the cooperative. He builds a new hall and reception area, aiming to improve the visitor experience. <\/p>

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The cooperative becomes independent, producing its own champagnes for its own brand. <\/p>

Arrival of Laurent Mehlinger<\/b>, second cellar master.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Construction of
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A great year! The cooperative passes the symbolic milestone of 50 member winegrowers, 100 hectares of surface area and 10 employees. <\/p>

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Courtillier<\/b>, grandson of Roger Martin<\/b> (first president) becomes the cooperative’s third president, succeeding Daniel Martin<\/b> after 35 years in the role.<\/p>

Extension of the second winery and cellar. Expansion of offices and areas set aside for wine tourism experiences. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Construction of the
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Celebration of the Cooperative’s 50th anniversary with member winemakers and customers.<\/p>

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Creation of a technical support service for winegrowers.<\/p>

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The cooperative has 54 members, 127 hectares and 19 employees. It celebrates its 60th anniversary. <\/p>

80% of inputs are certified VDC (Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne).
The cooperative obtains ISO 9001 certification.<\/p>

Champagne de BARFONTARC
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Inauguration of a space dedicated to wine tourism, awareness-raising and the discovery of local biodiversity: theEspace Naturel Derri\u00e8re le Moulin<\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Award-winning expertise\n
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