Structure of the Industry

Question 1

How many growers are in the industry and what percentage of vys do they own?

Answer 1

-15,000
-90%

Question 2

How many Champ houses are there?

Answer 2

360

Question 3

What different business types are in champ?

Answer 3

-negociant manipluant
-recoltant manipulant
-cooporative de manipulation

Question 4

What are negociant manipulants?

Answer 4

-‘houses’
-buy grapes/must/wine to make champ on their own premises and market it under their own label
-all big champ houses

Question 5

What are recoltant manipulants?

Answer 5

-‘harvester handler’- (direct translation)
-‘grower’
-‘make, market own label’
-grapes sourced from own vys and processed on their own premises

Question 6

What are cooperative de manipulations?

Answer 6

-market champ under their own label from members grapes
1. LVMH own Moet, DP, Krug, Mercier, Veuve Cliquot, Ruinart, Krug
2. Vranken Pommery Monopole owns Vranken, Pommery, Monolpole Heidsieck, Charles Lafitte, Bissinger