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Piper Heidsieck

PIPER-HEIDSIECK
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Wine region Reims
Appellation Champagne (wine region)
Known for Rare (prestige)
Brut (non-vintage)
Varietals Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
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PIPER-HEIDSIECK is a Champagne house from the Champagne region of France. Founded by Florens-Louis Heidsieck on July 16, 1785 in Reims, the Heidsieck name was combined with the Piper name in October 1839. In the late 1980s, PIPER-HEIDSIECK became part of the Rémy Cointreau wine and spirits group, and was sold in 2011 to EPI (Européenne de Participation Industrielle), a privately owned holding company of French luxury brands.

PIPER-HEIDSIECK currently produces different champagnes, all produced using a non-malolactic, low-dosage method:

Owning no vineyards of their own, PIPER-HEIDSIECK sources grapes from 60 vineyards in the Champagne region for use in their wines. PIPER-HEIDSIECK currently produces around five million bottles of champagne a year.

After founder Henri-Louis Heidsieck died in 1828, the business was taken over by his nephew, Christian Heidsieck, and his cousin Henri-Guillaume Piper. These combined to form the PIPER-HEIDSIECK house after Henri Piper married the widow of Christian Heidsieck in 1838.


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