Founded in 1772, Veuve Clicquot Champagne is the best-selling champagne brand in the United States and the second largest champagne producer in the world, selling about 19 million bottles of champagne each year, 90% of which are exported to more than 150 countries around the world. Today, Château Veuve Clicquot is part of the LVMH luxury group, which together with its mate Moët & Chandon Champagne occupies almost 60% of the US market.
 
In 1772, Philippe Veuve Clicquot founded Veuve Clicquot Champagne, which was later run by his son François Veuve Clicquot and his daughter-in-law, Madame Veuve Clicquot. The estate flourished, but unfortunately the death of father and son Philippe and François left behind her, and Madame Veuve Clicquot had to take over the estate on her own, becoming the first female owner in the history of Champagne.
 
Veuve means widow, and in the Champagne region, there are many such "widows' houses" led by the owner's widow, and Madame Veuve Clicquot is one of the pioneers, and Madame Veuve Clicquot has developed from a small family business to a leader in the Champagne region. Madame Veuve Clicquot not only managed well, but also made great achievements in champagne brewing, such as the invention of the bottle transfer process in 1816, which significantly improved the efficiency of champagne slag removal and made champagne from turbid to clear; In 1818, she blended red wine with white wine, establishing the method of blending rosé champagne that is now common.
 
Château Veuve Clicquot is the second largest vineyard owner in the Champagne region, with a total of 390 hectares of vineyards, second only to Moët & Chandon Champagne with 1,200 hectares. Of the hundreds of hectares of vineyards at Château Veuve Clicquot, 55% are Grand Cru and 40% are Premier Cru, but the annual harvest of these vineyards is only about 1/4 of the production capacity, and the winery mainly relies on the acquisition of grapes for winemaking.
 
The unvintage Champagne is the entry point of Château Veuve Clicquot, with the most impressive sales, blending grapes from 50 to 60 villages, roughly 50-55% Pinot Noir, 15-20% Pinot Meunier and 28-33% Chardonnay, the rivalry between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay creates a wine with rich aromas, complex tastes and astringent acidity, in addition to this, the wine also contains 30-45% of the precious wines, the oldest of which is almost 10 years old, further adding to the content of Champagne. The price of Kai Clicquot is low, and on the Jingdong platform, you can start it at the beginning of 300 yuan, which is a good choice for daily personal use.
 
The flagship wine, La Grande Dame Champagne, is a special vintage wine launched by Veuve Clicquot to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the winery, only made in the best vintage, the grapes are selected from the winery's best quality, the oldest 8 Grand Cru plots, from a considerable proportion of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay blend, fragrant, complex, high quality, the average international price before tax is around 150 US dollars.