Christian Bizot (1928 – 7 July 2002) was a French winemaker, the head of the
Bollinger
Bollinger () is a French Champagne house, a producer of sparkling wines from the Champagne region. They produce several labels of Champagne under the Bollinger name, including the vintage ''Vieilles Vignes Françaises, Grande Année'' and ''R.D. ...
Champagne house, and the fifth generation to run the family business.
Biography
Christian Bizot was born in Paris in 1928.
He was the niece of
Lily Bollinger.
He was the son of
Henry Bizot, president of the
Banque Nationale de Paris
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, and Guillemette Law de Lauriston-Boubers, younger sister of
Lily Bollinger.
Bizot joined Bollinger in 1952, aged 24.
Another of her nephews
Claude d'Hautefeuille, took over the running of Bollinger when Lily retired in 1971 and ran it until 1978, when Bizot took over as president.
He married Marie-Hélène, and they had five sons, Henry, Charles, Étienne, Guy and Xavier.
Bizot died on 7 July 2002, aged 73, at his summer home near
Grenoble
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, soon after finishing a round of golf.
References
1928 births
2002 deaths
20th-century French businesspeople
Bizot family
French winemakers
Bollinger family
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