Centre Vinicole - Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
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The Centre Vinicole - Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte (CV-CNF) is the oldest union of producers of champagne. It comprises 82 winemaking cooperatives representing more than 5000 vineyards.
It is situated on a hill in the commune of Chouilly, on the road leading to Pierry, and overlooks the community of Épernay.
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[edit] History
Henri Macquart founded the Centre Vinicole de la Champagne in 1972 as a storage and vinification unit to serve winegrowers, federated around cooperative or individual wine presses, and it got its present name in 1986.
The CV - CNF is the leading union of producers in Champagne, and Nicolas Feuillatte is one of the largest champagne brands with more than 7.8 million bottles sold in 2005.
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[edit] The Nicolas Feuillatte Brand
Nicolas Feuillatte created his brand in 1976, after inheriting a vineyard near Reims, the Domaine de Bouleuse. Purchased in 1986 by the Centre Vinicole de la Champagne, the brand has continued to grow. Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte is an exception in a world where the leading brands have built their image and reputation on a history of more than a hundred years.
Nicolas Feuillatte remains the brand’s ambassador in France and around the world.
[edit] Source of supply
2,162 hectares (5,340 acres), out of the 31,500 hectares (78,000 acres) in production in the region, is used by Nicolas Feuillatte, corresponding to nearly 7% of the Champagne vineyard
82 cooperatives out of the 140 in Champagne bringing together 4,500 winegrowers (56% of the supply).
1 Union of Individual Producers comprised of 1,000 individual wine-growers (44% of the supply).
