Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
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The Centre Vinicole – Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte (CV-CNF) is the oldest union of producers of champagne. It comprises 82 winemaking cooperatives representing more than 5000 vineyards, situated on a hill in the commune of Chouilly, on the road leading to Pierry, and overlooks the community of Épernay.
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History
[edit]Henri Macquart founded the Centre Vinicole de la Champagne in 1972 as a storage and vinification unit to serve winegrowers, federated around cooperative or individual wine presses, and it got its present name in 1986.
Nicolas Feuillatte established his brand in 1976,[1] after inheriting a vineyard near Reims, the Domaine de Bouleuse. In 1986 it was purchased by the Centre Vinicole de la Champagne. Centre Vinicole produces about 24 million bottles of champagne a year.
In 2017, Nicolas Feuillatte named Four Seasons employee, Craig M. Joseph, as their new chief Operating Officer.
In December 2021, CV-CNF announced that it would be merging with Coopérative Régionale des Vins de Champagne (CRVC).[2]
Source of supply
[edit]- 2,162 hectares (5,340 acres), out of the 31,500 hectares (78,000 acres) in production in the region, is used by Nicolas Feuillatte, corresponding to nearly 7% of the Champagne vineyard.
- 82 cooperatives out of the 140 in Champagne bringing together 4,500 winegrowers (56% of the supply).
- Union of Individual Producers: 1,000 individual wine-growers (44% of the supply).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "[Pop your cork]". Bayside Leader. Cheltenham, Victoria. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 2024-05-31 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Mercer, Chris (16 December 2021). "Major Champagne merger for Nicolas Feuillatte to go ahead". Decanter. Retrieved 2024-05-31.