Wine Producers
Category: Other
Updated: 28 Oct 2017
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Created byBrett McAlpine
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Pol Roger
FoundedPol Roger
Releases Sir Winston Churchill
Cuvée
Vintage 1975Nicole Barbe Ponsardin marries Francois ClicquotCompany renamed Veuve Clicquot PonsardinVeuve Clicquot Ponsardin
First to elaborate a rosé by addition
of red wine from BouzyBecomes part of LVMHLouis Roederer
FoundedLouis Roederer
Special personal cuvée for
Tsar Alexander II
Named CristalLouis Roederer
Cristal reintroduced creating
the first prestige cuvéeLouis Roederer
Invests in Roederer Estate
in Anderson ValleyLouis Roederer
Invests in Champagne DeutzKrug
FoundedKrug
Acquires and replants Clos du Mosnil (2ha)Krug
Becomes part of LVMHKrug
Acknowledging the considerable variation
between the Grand Cuvée produced every year,
introduces back the label codes identifying when
each cuvée was disgorged.Bollinger
FoundedBollinger
Buys Champagne AyalaMoët & Chandon
Founded by Claude MoëtMoët et Chandon
Manager Pierre-Gabriel Chandon
(son-in-law) acquires Abbey of HautvillersMoët et Chandon
Merges with Louis Vuitton GroupMoët et Chandon
By this time owns Veuve Clicquot and KrugCIVC
EstablishedCIVC
Defends the Champenois'
exclusive right to use
the word "Champagne"Periods
Moët et Chandon
Buys shares in Ruinart
and Perfums Christian DiorMoët et Chandon
Takes control of Mercier and HennesyCIVC
Sets price for grapes
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