Why We Keep Going Back To The Brook Forest Inn. And "Smokin Hot Tile & Stone"

Darlynn Daghlian & Brandon Vincent

"Late Christmas Day we decided to come to Evergreen to celebrate The Little Bear. We Googled hotels and luckily The Brook Forest Inn caught our attention. Kim answered the phone, we did not realize The Brook Forest Inn was closed for Christmas Day. Kim was on her way out the door when she picked up the phone. She graciously agreed to give us  a "room at the Inn" and waited until we arrived to make sure we got in and settled. We loved it and had to have more of it. We made reservations the next weekend for rooms, dinner, and the New Year's Eve party. We brought friends who also fell in love with The Brook Forest Inn. Amazing food, dancing, and drinking, fun party! But, anywhere can be fun on New Year's, but the staff at the hotel, the enviornment and the other guests that attended made it like no other party. So, we booked another night. For us this a mini vacation - a romantic mini vacation. We love it!" Darlynn. (And Brandon loves the big screen T.V.)

Brandon Vincent owns Smokin Hot Tile and Stone. email brandon.v.denver@gmail.com  720-255-7764

He has been in the tile business for fourteen years and has built his business on referrals and customer satisfaction. Brandon has an eye for detail and is devoted to quality installation and craftsmanship. He takes pride in all aspects of this clients' jobs and respects their desire for unique and timeless designs.



What Made Champagne Famous!

 Sparkling wine was invented in 1535 in the Limoux area of Languedoc. Champagne was first produced in the area around 1700. For centuries sparkling wine from this region had been served as part of coronation festivities throughout Europe.  The French aristocracy had offered it in tribute to foreign kings. When the methode champenoise was intDom Perignon, it already was associated with luxury and power. A campaign was launched to create a history and identity for their Champagne, associating it with prestige, luxury, and festivities.
 
In 1866 the Champagne maker Moet commissioned the famous entertainer, George Leybourne to write and perform songs about the vultures of Champagne as a reflection of taste and affluence. Leybourne was seen as highly sophisticated and agreed to drink nothing but Champagne in public. The marketing success in export markets was remarked upon in 1882 by the British author, Henry Vizetelly, "Champagne has become mandatory at all launchings, inaugurations and celebrations." 

Successful marketing during the Industrial Revolution firmly established Champagne among the middle class as a part of special occasions and rites of passages. Champagne became a symbol of the "good life." Mark Twain once commented, "Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right".

Over centuries the story of Champagne was re-told, effectively suppressing outdated and unfashionable ideas and images, and promoting more desirable ones. By the First World War, Champagne had become a prominent symbol of France's status as a producer of quality goods and vanguard of style and culture world wide. During the Second World War, Winston Churchill once motivated the British forces with the claim "Remember, gentlemen, it's not just France we are fighting for, it's Champagne"!

So, what has made Champagne so popular is not it's bubbles, but cenutries of consistent marketing through endorsements and product placement. (As an avid Champagne drinker that thought kind of takes the "pop out of my cork." )