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The values and expertise that created the unique and enduring style of Champagne Lanson have been handed down from generation to generation. As caretakers of this tradition, it is our duty to pass it on, while always remaining responsive to the taste of the modern, champagne drinker. The four classic Lanson cuvees - Black Label, Ivory Label, Rose Label, and Gold Label - represent a rich collection of champagnes, each with its own distinctive character.

View All Laurent Perrier Champagne Gifts. Use the links below to view more information about each champagne style. Grand Siècle Cuvée Alexandra Rosé 1990. Grand Siècle 1990 Lumière du Millénaire.

Louis Roederer is one of the largest remaining independent Champagne Houses, owned by the same family since it was founded in 1776. In 1909,Tsar Nicolas II nominated Louis Roederer as the official supplier to the Imperial Court of Russia. Use the links below to view more information about each champagne style. Louis Roederer Brut Vintage Rose. Louis Roederer Blanc de Blancs.

Claude Moët, a wine trader descended from an old family resident in the Champagne region since the 14th century, founded his house in Epernay in 1743, and decided to perpetuate the Dom Perignon legacy. This makes it by far the greatest in the region. Moet and Chandon Brut Impérial.

Mumm, Bubbly Since 1827. 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. , the initials standing for the forenames of their father, Peter Arnold Mumm. Mumm quickly established its reputation thanks to its style and quality. In 1882, Mumm began to build up .

Piper was exceptionally gifted in business and as an entrepreneur of his time, he travelled the world promoting Heidsieck champagne. Fourteen royal and imperial courts made the House their official supplier, and quite soon, Heidsieck from Piper was the only champagne which true aficionados would drink. And thus the wine with quality standards rigorously defined by Florens-Louis Heidsieck himself very quickly became known as Piper-Heidsieck.

Prior to that date, wines had only been transported in wooden casks, this obviously being impossible for wines which champanization can only be realised in bootles.

In 1734, Jacques Fourneaux, a merchant of champagne wines, established the company that would some day become Taittinger. In that early part of the XVIIIth century, the Benedictine abbeys of Hautvillers, Pierry, Verzy, and Saint-Nicaise in Reims, owned the best vineyards in the Champagne region. They cultivated the vines and pressed the harvest to produce the first sparkling wines which they either sold themselves, or through agents in Epernay or Reims.

View All Veuve Clicquot Champagne Gifts. 1798 His son, François, married Nicole Barbe Ponsardin. 1805 Madame Clicquot was widowed at the age of 27 and took over the business. 1814 Veuve Clicquot champagne conquered Russia. 1866 Madame Clicquot died at the age of 89. 1972 Bicentenary of the House. First vintage of La Grande Dame, in homage to Madame Clicquot.