Heidsieck & Co
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| Wine region | Reims |
| Appellation | Champagne (wine region) |
| Known for | Cuvée Brut (non-vintage) Rare Vintage |
| Varietals | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier |
| Website | http://www.heidsieckandco-monopole.com |
Heidsieck & Co "Monopole" is a champagne house located in the Champagne region of France.
It was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Following the death of the founder in 1828, the successors were his relatives Henri-Louis Walbaum, Frédéric-Auguste Delius and Christian Heidsieck.
In 1838 after several disagreements, the three nephews decide to part ways. Henri Louis Walbaum (1813-1883) continued the business alone, joining forces with his brother-in-law Auguste Heidsieck (1796-1870). The company name therefore changes to "Walbaum Heidsieck & Co."
In 1860 Henri Louis Walbaum and Auguste Heidsieck establish the trademark “Monopole”. Following the death of Auguste Heidsieck, in 1870 the company Veuve Heidsieck et Co., heirs to Heidsieck & Co, is operating under the leadership of his widow for a few years. Her successor is Florens Walbaum, who becomes the First Chairman of the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne from 1882 until his death in 1893.
The company name changes again to “Heidsieck & Co.” in 1882 . Following several other name changes, in 1889, The company becomes “Walbaum, Luling, Goulden & Co, successeurs d’Heidsieck & CO” in 1889 after several other name changes. It received an imperial warrant of appointment to the Russian court. In 1907 the company name becomes “Walbaum Goulden & Co, successeurs d’Heidsieck & Co, Maison fondée en 1785″. The company received an imperial and royal warrant of appointment for the Austro-Hungarian court.
In 1923 Édouard Mignot, founder of the grocery store chain “Les Comptoirs Français” acquires the company, which then becomes "Champagne Heidsieck & Co Monopole SA".
1956 After the Second World War, in 1956 the Champagne Academy in London is founded with "Heidsieck & Co Monopole" as one of the founding members.
In 1998, the Hiedsieck cuvée called Diamant bleu vintage 1907 was found in the shipwreck of the Swedish freighter Jönköping in the Gulf of Finland, the ship was chartered to deliver spirits, via neutral Sweden, to the Imperial Court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. The ship was torpedoed in 1916 by a German submarine during World War I and a majority of the bottles survived in the frigid waters. About 2000 bottles were salvaged from the ship and have been sold at auctions all over the world as a historic novelty.
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