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The House of Ruinart is unlike any other. It was the first established House of Champagne in 1729 and inspired by the intuition of a monk well ahead of his time.
1729 THE FIRST CHAMPAGNE HOUSE
On September 1st 1729, in Reims, at the heart of the Champagne region, Nicolas Ruinart drafted the founding charter of Maison Ruinart, creating the world’s first ever champagne-producing company.
This gave rise to an enterprise that continues to flourish and to prosper nearly three hundred years later.
The intuition of his uncle, the monk who had first shown him the way, had thus inspired an initiative that was to make history.
MID-18th THE CRAYÈRES
In the mid-18th century, in order to store its bottles, Ruinart acquired its ancient crayères dug underneath the city of Reims.
In 1764, the House shipped the first Rosé champagne across Europe.
1817 ONE FAMILY, ONE SPIRIT
Ennobled and having taken the name Ruinart de Brimont in 1817, the family has run the House steadily for over two centuries. Each generation reveals a Head of House with specific talents who puts his service to the descendants
Empowering adults to make a lifetime of responsible alcohol choices as part of balanced lifestyle
