Brands Report 2023: Champagne
A select band continues to dominate this category, where brand recognition is the all-important factor.
LVMH owner to donate €200m to Notre-Dame disaster
LVMH luxury goods company, which owns Glenmorangie, Ardbeg and Hennessey among others, will donate €200m ($226m) to help restore Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after it caught fire on Monday evening.
Hennessy profits from US and China interest
Moet Hennessy has reported a significant increase in 2017 sales figures as it confirmed Cognac's high demand in the US and China.
LVMH buys into Colgin Cellars
Ann Colgin, founder of Colgin Cellars, and her husband Joe Wender, have sold a 60% stake in the Napa Valley winery.
LVMH buys Washington’s Woodinville whiskey
LVMH Moët Hennessy has announced that it has bought the Woodinville Whiskey Company in Washington State. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
LVMH appoints champagne heads
LVMH has appointed new chief executive officers for its champagne brands Moet & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.
Glenmorangie launches £2500 whisky
The Glenmorangie Company has released a £2,500 whisky matured in Chateau d’Yquem sauternes casks.
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