Moët et Chandon Champagne

The house was established in 1743 by Claude Moët, who was the first winemaker in Champagne to exclusively produce sparkling wine. The brand began as Moët et Cie, meaning Moët & Co., though it was renamed in 1833 as Moët et Chandon after Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles, Remy Moët's son-in-law became a partner in the company. The best-selling brand, Brut Imperial, was introduced in the 1860s. Then, in 1971 Moët & Chandon merged with Hennessy Cognac, and with Louis Vuitton in 1987 to become Louis-Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy, the largest luxury group in the world. The brand now produces something around the region of 28,000,000 bottles of Moet Champagne a year. Also, a handy dinner party tip: as Claude Moët was of Dutch heritage, the name is pronounced 'mo-wett', not 'mo-way'. You can quote us on that.