Champagne is a circle, and there are not many small Champagne wineries that operate independently now, most of them are warmed up in groups, and they form a Champagne group together in order to seize more resources in the market. These Grand Champagne groups account for 80% of total Champagne sales and more than 90% of exports.
So, what are the top 10 Champagne groups in the world? Based on the wine encyclopedia partner, the world's 5th largest champagne group, G.H. Champagne Group Martel) provided information to sort out this article.
01、L V M H
LVMH (Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, Chinese known as Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Group) was formed in 1987 by the merger of leather goods company Louis Vuitton with liquor family Moët Hennessy. It is the world's largest luxury goods group, Dior, Givenchy, Bulgari are all its home, and its more than 60 brands are not duplicated.
But unexpectedly, LVMH is also one of the world's largest liquor groups, and its products include still wine, sparkling wine, cognac, whiskey, vodka, rum and Chinese liquor, all of which are internationally renowned brands, such as Chateau d'Yquem, Chateau Cheval Blanc, Dom Perignon, Hennessy Cognac, Glenmorangie and others.
In addition to the shock, it should be said that LVMH is also the world's largest Champagne group, and its wineries are well-known superstars, including:
Moet & Chandon: The world's best-selling champagne! The winery was founded in 1743 and was brought under the umbrella of LVMH in 1987. In the past two centuries, it has been a special tribute wine for many royal families in Europe, with the reputation of "royal champagne", and the celebrities who have endorsed the brand include tennis king Roger Federer, sexy actress Scarlett Johansson, Fan Bingbing and so on.
Dom Perignon : Known as the "King of Champagne", it is one of the top champagnes in France, and its name is derived from the founder, Don Perignon, known as the "Father of Champagne". Each bottle of Don Pérignon Champagne is produced only in the best years of climate and grape quality, so in the Champagne region, the year with Don Périnon has become one of the best.
Champagne Krug: Founded in 1843, acquired by LVMH in 1999. Cook Champagne is known as the "Rolls-Royce" of the champagne industry and is the designated champagne for banquets at the British Royal Palace. In addition, it is synonymous with top wines in the authoritative media "Wine Analyst" and "Robert Parker's Guide" in the European and American industry.
Veuve Clicquot: Founded in 1772, it is one of the oldest champagne factories in the world, loved by royalty and celebrities, it was The winery's Lady Veuve Clicquot who invented the champagne transfer method, and the first bottle of rosé champagne in the champagne industry was also from Veuve Clicquot. In 1986, Veuve Clicquot Champagne joined LVMH.
02, Lan Song International
Lanson-BBC was formed in 1991 by Chanoine Freres and CGV Champagne (Champenoise des Grands Vins), followed by acquisitions of the remaining six Champagne brands in the last 20 years and officially renamed Lanson-BBC in 2010.
Compared with the boss LVHM's trenches, Lan Song International's brands have different positioning, from the international brand Lanson, to the high-end brand Philipponnat, to the supermarket everywhere Xianuan.
The Group's Champagne brands include:
Lan Song: The history of Lan Song Champagne began in 1760 and was acquired by the group in 2006. The uniqueness of LanSong Champagne is the careful selection of grapes, never using lactic fermentation, a bottle of vintage champagne requires a minimum of 3 years of maturity and a bottle of vintage champagne takes at least 5 years.
Xanouan: Founded in 1730, it was the first winery in the town of Epernay to be allowed to excavate an underground cellar. The winery's classics are Chanoine Freres Cuvee and Tsarine Cuvee.
Felipona: Dating back to 1522, it was famous from an early age. During the reign of King Louis XIV of France, Philipona champagne was designated as the wine for the royal family and senior local officials. In 1997, Felipona was acquired by Lansong International.
Alexandre Bonnet: Founded in 1973, it was acquired by Lansong International in 1998. Most of the grapes produced by the winery are sold to other wineries in Lansong International, and the most representative of the self-produced wines is rosé.
03. Pomali
Vranken-Pommery Monopole (VPM) is on par with Lanson International, with 4 wineries in the Champagne region, as well as wine industries in southern France, Portugal, and California.
Founded in 1976 by Paul-Francois Vranken, the group now has 2,500 hectares of vineyards. Not only is it the world's 3rd largest champagne producer, it is also the world's largest producer of rosé wines, with products sold in 87 countries around the world.
The Group's Champagne brands include:
Pommery: Founded in 1836, pommery was one of the first wineries to brew dry champagne. Today, Berry not only retains the traditional Champagne collection, but also creates the four seasons (Champagne for the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter) and pop (Product of Pommery, innovative products, such as 1/4 bottle of small packages) Champagne series with a very modern concept.
Vranken: This is a Champagne house created in 1976 by the founders of the Pomali Group under his own name. Today, the winery has 270 hectares of vineyards and produces three series of products: Franken, Demoisselle and Diamant.
Heidsick Monopole: Founded in 1785, it became a leading Champagne brand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Charles Lafitte: Founded in 1834 as Charles Lafitte & Cie, Charles Lafitte & Cie is a well-known wine spirits brand from the 19th to the 20th centuries. In 1983 it was rebuilt by Mr. Paul Franken as a champagne brand exclusively for supermarkets.
04, Roland Baiyue
Founded in 1912, the Laurent Perrier Group has four Champagne brands, more than 1,200 growers supply grapes, and 65% of Champagne is exported to more than 120 countries.
In fact, the predecessor of Roland Parvique Group is the famous Roland Parvignon Champagne. Roland Parchill Champagne was originally created by Alphonse Pierlot in 1812 and sold to Mary-Louise Lanson de Nonancourt in 1939.
It is precisely because of the careful management of the Nonan kur family that Roland Parvique was able to transform from a Champagne winery at the bottom of the 100 to a champagne giant.
The Group's brands include:
Roland Parvique: This is the top brand of Roland Parvique Group, and its output has increased by more than 100 times compared to when it was first established! There are 7 products in the winery's name, the highest of which is the Grand Siecle, which is more advanced than the vintage Champagne, brewed only in extremely rare good vintages, and aged for at least 8 years.
De Castellane: Founded in 1895 and joined the Roland Parkway Group in 1999, the château currently produces 4 wines. What is more special is that there is a museum of champagne traditional brewing techniques inside the winery.
Salon: Founded in 1911, Salon is the top high-end brand in Roland Park Hyatt, which produces only vintage Champagne and only white champagne. Salon Champagne produces very little, about 50,000-60,000 bottles a year, but its shelf life is amazing, and it is still drinkable after half a century of storage.
Delamotte: Delamotte champagne is the little sister of salon champagne, it was founded in 1760 and has always been based on the production of white champagne. "Wine Emperor" Robert Parker praised Déromont as "one of the best champagnes ever made".
05, Martell
G.H. Martel is the largest family-owned winemaking company in the province of Champagne and the 5th largest Champagne group in the world, with 8 brands and an annual production of more than 10 million bottles!
The Martell Champagne Group dates back to the 19th century and has been run by the Rapeneau family and has now been passed down to the fourth generation. The Champagne Martell Group has 8 champagne brands, ranging from best-selling entry brands, to popular high-end smallholder champagnes, to international brands.
The Group's brands mainly include:
Paul Louis Martin: Founded in 1864, its founder is Mr Louis Martin, founder and president of the Bouzy Champagne Cooperative in the Grand Prix de Champagne. It is also a very popular smallholder champagne at the moment, completely produced by the winery, self-brewed, self-marketed, and the output is rare. Champagne is not only more high quality and personality, but also more able to reflect the local terroir and vintage characteristics, so it is recognized by top Champagne experts such as Tom Stevenson and Essi Avellan.
Charles de Cazanove: One of the oldest wineries in the Reims Hills appellation, founded in 1811. In the 19th and 20th centuries, King Caesar Champagne had a great reputation, with its clients including the three presidents of France, King Edward VII of England and Ireland, and Prince Metternich.
Martel: This is the entry-level foundational Champagne brand of the Martell Champagne Group, founded in 1869. In addition, since the cognac brand "Martell" has long been registered exclusively overseas, Martell Champagne can only use the name Victoire when exporting champagne.
06, Pernod Riga
Pernod Ricard was formed in 1975 by the merger of two of France's largest wine companies, Pernod Ricard and Ricard, and is currently one of the world's three largest spirits and wine groups. Of course, Pernod Ricard is also a champagne giant, which is almost the same as the sales volume of the Martell Champagne Group.
The Group's wine brands include the sparkling wines Perrier-Jouet, Mumm Champagne, still wines Jocobs Creek and Spirits in Beefeater, Absolut and Chivas.
The Group's major Champagne brands include:
Mamm: Famous for his iconic red belt and regular appearances on the Formula One podium. Founded in 1761, the winery has a long history. Mamm Champagne currently offers a total of 6 champagnes, of which Blanc de Blancs de Cramant and Blanc de Noirs de Verzenay are two of the winery's great creations.
Paris Flowers: Founded in 1811, the winery's wines were exported to England in 1815 and successfully opened up the American market a few years later. In 1854, Parisian Flowers became the first winery to produce dry Champagne. The winery's finest wine is the Belle Epoque vintage champagne.
07.E P I
EPI (Europeenne de Participation Industrielle) is a privately held luxury goods group, but the group is also involved in the wine industry.
EPI currently owns Piper-Heidsieck, one of the world's three largest champagne brands, and Charles Heidsieck, a well-known smallholder champagne brand, and is also the largest shareholder of Biondi Santi, the first chuang in Brunello, Italy.
Champagne brands under the Group's name include:
Snow White: It is one of the 10 oldest wineries in the Champagne region, founded in 1785. Snow White Champagne is a veritable "fashion party maker", which can be seen at star-studded events such as awards ceremonies, fashion shows and movie premieres, and even the sexy goddess Marilyn Monroe is a fan of it. In 2015, Snow White Champagne was designated as the official exclusive wine of the Oscars.
Harsh: Founded in 1851, it was acquired by EPI in 2011. Hachère Champagne today focuses on two main aspects: long-term aging and the production of high-quality collector's champagne. Although the minimum ageing period is 15 months by law, the château ages champagnes without vintage for 6-7 years before they go on sale.
08. Louis, Princess
Champagne Louis Roederer not only owns two Champagneries, Louis Roederer, but also many well-known wineries throughout France, such as Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, provenance century-old Domaines Ott, One of the most famous wineries in the Rhone Valley, the Delas Freres, etc.
Princess Louis: The history of the winery dates back to 1776, when it is said that Madame de Pompidou and her french brothers failed to compete for the Romanee-Conti, and they were empathetic to Louis champagne. Today, Princess Louis is one of the few family-owned wineries that is still independently run and is known for its Crystal Champagne (Cristal).
Titz: Founded in 1838, it was acquired by Princess Louis in 1983. In the Champagne region of France, Tizzy Champagne is very popular, its price is not as high as other big champagne brands, but the quality of champagne is even better. One of the winery's finest wines is the Amour de Deutz Champagne in White.
09, Tai Ting Zhe
The Taittinger CCVC, which dates back to the 18th century, was already a famous Champagne brand in France at a time when monastic missionaries were dominant.
The group has a wide range of investment interests, not only producing fine champagne, but also investing in economy hotel chains, as well as owning fashion luxury goods such as Baile crystals and Gutière perfumes, but they are most proud of the group's eponymous Taittinger champagne.
Tatinje: Founded in 1734 as France's third-oldest Forest Etfourneaux champagne, it was purchased by the Tatinje family in 1932. Due to his insistence on using only the juice of the first pressed grapes to make champagne, Tatinje has always been loved by the world for its fresh and aromatic taste and beautiful and long-lasting bubbles, such as the century wedding banquet between Prince Charlie and Princess Diana in the United Kingdom many years ago, using Taettinger champagne.
Irroy: Founded in 1820, he was a member of the Syndicat des Grandes Marques de Champagne. Ivo Champagne had almost disappeared because of The Tatingzhe's acquisition.
10. Dillon
The Thienot Bordeaux Champagne group dates back to 1985 and is run by the Tyrone family. It was a prestigious Champagne house in its own right, but it grew to the point of growing to Bordeaux.
The Tyrone Group currently owns 4 Champagne brands with an annual production of more than 230 million bottles of Champagne. However, it must be mentioned that the group also owns wineries in the Bordeaux region, and the famous wine merchant company CVBG is also its home.
Canard-Duchene: Founded in 1868, it is known for producing champagnes that are pure, fruity, rich and aromatic. Because the Champagne it produced was revered by the Tsarist royal family and was also granted the right to wear the royal insignia, the double-headed eagle wearing a crown can still be seen on the label, which is the symbol of the Tsarist royal family.
Thienot: Founded in 1985, it is dedicated to the pursuit of champagne that combines quality, individuality and elegance. With 27 hectares of vineyards, the winery has become an internationally renowned Champagne estate.
Joseph Perrier: Founded in 1825 by the perrier family, an important figure in champagne, he joined the Tyrone Group in 1998. The royal coat of arms that adorns all the first-class collections of Josephine champagne bottles symbolize the prestige bestowed upon it by Queen Victoria and Edward III.
Marie Stuart: The Queen Mary Champagne House, founded in 1865, was built in honor of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland.
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