Moet & Chandon

Moët & Chandon is one of Champagne’s defining houses, founded in 1743 by Épernay wine trader Claude Moët and today part of the LVMH luxury group. From its early success sending sparkling wines to the royal court of Louis XV, the house quickly built a reputation among European elites, counting figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and Thomas Jefferson among its admirers. Over time it expanded its vineyard holdings to well over a thousand hectares across key Champagne subregions and developed an extensive network of cha…