The Mumm brothers, Jacobus, Gottlieb and Philipp, who were
from a rich family of German wine merchants and who also owned
vineyards in the Rhine valley, arrived in Reims in 1827. Along
with their business partner Friedrich Giesler, they set up
P.A. Mumm et Cie., the initials standing for the forenames
of their father, Peter Arnold Mumm.
Georges Hermann Mumm, a descendant of the founders, took over
the company in 1853. It became and has remained to this day
G.H. MUMM et Cie. The first street address of the Maison Mumm
was very appropriate: 14 Rue de la Grosse Bouteille, now Rue
de Mars.
