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. It comprises 82

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s representing more than 5000 vineyards, situated on a hill in the commune of

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, on the road leading to

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, and overlooks the community of

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History

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, after inheriting a vineyard near

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, 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).

Source of supply

* , out of the 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).