Moët & Chandon
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Type | Part-holder of LVMH |
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| Industry | Winery |
| Genre | French winery |
| Founded | 1743 (1743) |
| Founder | Claude Moët |
| Headquarters | 20, avenue de Champagne BP 140, 51333 Épernay Jaco |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | French wine |
| Revenue | €1.2 billion (2011) |
Number of employees | 1,715 (2011) |
| Website | www.moet.com |
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| Wine region | Épernay |
| Appellation | Champagne |
| Cases/yr | 2,000,000 |
| Known for | Dom Pérignon |
| Varietals | Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier |
| Website | www.moet.com |
The Orangerie at Épernay
Moët & Chandon (French pronunciation: [moɛt‿e ʃɑ̃.dɔ̃]),[1] or Moët, is a French fine winery and co-owner of the luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. Moët et Chandon is one of the world's largest champagne producers and a prominent champagne house. Moët et Chandon was established in 1743 by Claude Moët, and today owns 1,190 hectares (2,900 acres) of vineyards, and annually produces approximately 28,000,000 bottles of champagne.[2]
Contents
1 History
2 Dom Perignon
2.1 Current production
3 Domaine Chandon
4 Sponsorships
5 Pronunciation and origin of the name: Moët
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
Moët et Chandon began as Moët et Cie[1] (Moët & Co.), established by Épernay wine trader Claude Moët in 1743,[3] and began shipping his wine from Champagne to Paris. The reign of King Louis XV coincided with increased demand for sparkling wine. Soon after its foundation, and after son Claude-Louis joined Moët et Cie, the winery's clientele included nobles and aristocrats.
In 1833, the company was renamed Moët et Chandon after Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles, Remy Moët's son-in-law, joined the company as a partner of Jean-Remy Moët, Claude Moët's grandson.[4]
Following the introduction of the concept of a vintage champagne in 1840, Moët marketed its first vintage in 1842. Their best-selling brand, Brut Imperial, was introduced in the 1860s. Their best known label, Dom Perignon, is named for the Benedictine monk remembered in legend as the "Father of Champagne".
Moët & Chandon merged with Hennessy Cognac in 1971 and with Louis Vuitton in 1987 to become LVMH (Louis-Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy), the largest luxury group in the world, netting over 16 billion euros in fiscal 2004. Moët & Chandon holds a royal warrant as supplier of champagne to Queen Elizabeth II.[5][3][6]
In 2006, Moët et Chandon Brut Impérial issued an extremely limited bottling of its champagne named "Be Fabulous", a special release of its original bottle with decorative Swarovski crystals, marking the elegance of Moët et Chandon.
Dom Perignon
Dom Pérignon (/ˌdɒmpɛrɪˈnjɒn/; French pronunciation: [dɔ̃peʁiɲɔ̃]) is a brand of champagne produced by Moët & Chandon. It is named after Dom Pierre Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine but who, contrary to popular myths, did not discover the champagne method for making sparkling wines.[7] Dom Pérignon was the first prestige cuvée, an idea proposed by Englishman Laurence Venn.[8] The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was 1921 and was only released for sale in 1936. It is a vintage champagne, meaning that it is only made in the best years, and all grapes used to make the wine are harvested in the same year. Many champagnes, by contrast, are non-vintage, meaning that the champagne is made from grapes harvested in various years. A bottle of Vintage 2265 Dom Pérignon was used to launch the maiden voyage of the U.S.S Enterprise NCC-1701-B in the epic movie Star Trek Generations.
A bottle of vintage 1999 Dom Pérignon with accompanying materials
Statue of Dom Pierre Pérignon, a Benedictine monk
Current production
Bottles in the caves
Around 5 million bottles are produced in each vintage.[8] The wine is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot noir, with 6 g/l dosage.[8] According to Tom Stevenson, "All vintages need at least 12 years ageing to nurture Dom Pérignon's signature silky mousse".[8] As of 2008, the current release of Dom Pérignon is from the 2000 vintage[8] and the current release of Dom Pérignon Rosé is from the 1998 vintage. As of 2017[update] the senior winemaker was Richard Geoffroy, who has been chef de cave for Dom Pérignon since 1990.[9]
Domaine Chandon
In 1973, the then Moët-Hennessy company founded Domaine Chandon, an outpost winery in the Napa Valley. It was the first French-owned sparkling wine venture in the United States. The fine dining restaurant etoile is situated at the winery.[10]
Domaine Chandon in Australia was established in 1986 at Coldstream, Victoria.
Sponsorships
Moët was the official Formula One champagne provider between 1966 and 1999 and again from 2016.[11]
On 30 November 2012, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became Moët et Chandon's brand ambassador. On 30 September 2015, Chandon announced it would be a sponsor of the McLaren F1 team starting 2016.[12]
Pronunciation and origin of the name: Moët
The correct pronunciation is "mo-ette" or "mo-wett" (IPA: [moɛt]) as the founder of the winery was of Dutch, not French, origin.[13][14][15]
See also
- Champagne in popular culture
- List of Champagne houses
- Champagne Riots
References
^ ab "History of Moët at Chandon". Retrieved 17 May 2008.
^ T. Stelzer (2013). The Champagne Guide 2014-2015. Hardie Grant Books. p. 261. ISBN 9781742705415.
^ ab "Moët & Chandon". Retrieved 17 May 2008.
^ Paul, Harry W. (2002). Science, Vine and Wine in Modern France. Cambridge University Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780521525213. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ The Royal Warrant Holders Association
^ "Champagne Moet & Chandon | Royal Warrant Holders Association". www.royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ D. & P. Kladstrup Champagne pg 38 Harper Collins Publisher ISBN 0-06-073792-1
^ abcde Stevenson, Tom (2007) The Best A Man Can Get p65 Dec 2007 Decanter
^ Walton, Annunciata. Dom Pérignon’s chef de cave on life, grapes and his favourite vintage. Country Life, 28 March 2017
^ [1]
^ "Moët & Chandon replace Mumm Champagne as sponsor of Formula 1". Glass of Bubbly. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
^ "Profile: Moët & Chandon". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "It's official: Nike rhymes with spiky - and you're saying all these wrong too=The Guardian". Retrieved 2017-04-17.
^ "Guide to pronunciation: from Moët to diplodocus". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
^ Enting, Carolyn (2002). "Moët for Linguists". Lucire Living Magazine.
External links
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- Moët & Chandon
- Domaine Chandon California
- Domaine Chandon Australia (Green Point Wines)
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