Florens-Louis Heidsieck (1749–1828) was the founder of the

Champagne house The listing below comprises some of the more prominent houses of Champagne. Most of the major houses are members of the organisation ''Union de Maisons de Champagne'' (UMC),Heidsieck & Co Heidsieck & Co "Monopole" is a champagne (wine), champagne house located in the Champagne (wine region), Champagne region of France. History It was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Following the death of the founder in 1828, the succ ...

from which later

Piper-Heidsieck Piper-Heidsieck is a Champagne house founded by Florens-Louis Heidsieck on 16 July 1785 in Reims. Heidsieck joined with Piper in October 1839. In the late 1980s, Piper-Heidsieck became part of the Rémy Cointreau wine and spirits group. It ...

was spun off, and which was the start of the Heidsieck Champagne clan. Heidsieck was the son of a Lutheran minister from

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, and had moved to Reims to work as a cloth merchant. In Reims, he went into

winemaking Winemaking or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. The science of wine and ...

and started producing his own wine in 1780.Sparkling Direct: Piper Heidsieck Champagne
accessed 2010-08-15
accessed 2010-08-15 Florens-Louis Heidsieck founded his eponymously named Champagne house in 1785. He presented his champagne to Queen Marie Antoinette in 1788. His nephew Christian Heidsieck joined the company in 1800. After his only son died, in 1814 Florens-Louis Heidsieck asked German great-nephews Frédéric-Auguste Delius, Charles-Henri Heidsieck, Henri-Louis Walbaum and Christian Heidsieck to work for the family business, followed by Henri-Guillaume Piper in 1815. Christian Heidsieck took over the control of Heidsieck & Co after Florens-Louis' death in 1828, while Piper handled sales.

Current Heidsieck Champagne houses

Heidsieck & Co Monopole Heidsieck & Co "Monopole" is a champagne house located in the Champagne region of France. History It was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Following the death of the founder in 1828, the successors were his relatives Henri-Louis Walba ...

is one of two direct descendant Champagne houses of the old Heidsieck & Co, founded in 1785. The "Monopole" part of the name was added in 1923. Today, Heidsieck is owned by Vranken-Pommery-Monopole (located in Reims), who also have

Pommery Champagne Pommery is a Champagne house located in Reims. The house was founded as Pommery & Greno in 1858 by Alexandre Louis Pommery and Narcisse Greno with the primary business being wool trading. Under the guidance of Alexandre's widow, L ...

, Charles Lafitte, and Demoiselle in their portfolio. *

is the other direct descendant Champagne house of the old Heidsieck & Co, founded in 1785. The Heidsieck name was combined with the Piper name in October 1839. Owned since 2011 by EPI from 1990, Piper-Heidsieck was part of the

Rémy Cointreau Rémy Cointreau is a French, family-owned business group whose origins date back to 1724. The group has an international portfolio of spirits (cognac, liqueurs and spirits): Rémy Martin and Louis XIII cognacs, Cointreau liqueur, METAXA Greek spi ...

wine and spirits group. *

Charles Heidsieck Charles Camille Heidsieck (1822–1893) was a French Champagne merchant who founded the Champagne firm '' Charles Heidsieck'' in 1851. He is credited with popularizing Champagne in the United States and was known as "Champagne Charlie" during his ...

was founded in 1851 by

Charles Camille Heidsieck Charles Camille Heidsieck (1822–1893) was a French Champagne (wine), Champagne merchant who founded the Champagne firm ''Charles Heidsieck (wine), Charles Heidsieck'' in 1851. He is credited with popularizing Champagne in the United States and w ...

, son of Charles-Henri Heidsieck, who was a nephew of Florens-Louis Heidsieck.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heidsieck, Florens-Louis French winemakers French people of German descent 1828 deaths 1749 births