the family's roots
At 09h32,
on Tuesday 6 June 1944.
After a voyage lasting twenty-one days, Albert Ricciuti stepped onto French soil for the first time on Utah beach.
His father, an American of Italian origin, had preceded him by twenty-seven years by landing on the French coast in 1917 during the First World War.
Coincidence, luck or fate?
Luck was kind to Albert, and he survived the different campaigns in France unscathed. By coincidence, he met Paulette Révolte during a stopover in Avenay-Val-d’Or, and the beautiful story began.
And fate? Fate had been at work for a long time… On his return from France, Albert’s father brought his future bride with him, a young woman from Arles who was to become the mother of Albert Ricciuti.
Time passed, and history became wiser. The respite gave time for reflection.
In 1963, Albert Ricciuti decided to cross the ocean one more time, to rejoin Paulette Révolte and settle in his newly-adopted region.
Together and happy, the couple Ricciuti Révolte married, savoured their time together and built their own history: the Champagne Ricciuti Révolte.
AN AMERICAN IN CHAMPAGNE !
Champagne would soon cease to smile upon this sweet utopia, as Albert observed, worked, learned, and then mastered his craft. If Champagne is a jewel, then goldsmiths are passionate artisans, and Albert had the talent.
This family story was then marked one last time by the history of mankind. On November 22, 1963, thousands of miles from Avenay-Val-d’Or, Kennedy was assassinated. At that moment, Champagne Ricciuti Révolte awaited the imminent arrival of its heir. In honor of President Kennedy and his actions, Albert chose John as their son’s first name. Paulette added Charles as a middle name in tribute to General de Gaulle.The Franco-American symbol sees him as a worthy representative, Champagne one of its jewels, but now it is their story that takes precedence.
Since 1981, John has been continuing his family’s work, of which champagne is the testament. He has since blended, as with the greatest vintages, all the qualities of his lineage under the JCR label, and the House’s champagnes are widely distributed in France and Europe and are now ready for the American market.
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