Houses
Veuve Clicquot
A Reims house founded in 1772, made famous in the early 19th century by Madame Clicquot, whose cellar innovations — including the riddling table — are foundational to modern champagne production.
- Founded
- 1772
- Location
- Reims, France
- Ownership
- Part of LVMH (Moët Hennessy)
- Known for
- Yellow Label (Brut NV) · La Grande Dame (prestige cuvée) · Invented the riddling table (table de remuage) · Madame Clicquot's 19th-century business leadership
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir (6) · Chardonnay (4) · Meunier (1)
- Official site
- www.veuveclicquot.com
Style
Pinot Noir dominates the Yellow Label blend, giving the house style its recognisable structure and body. Veuve Clicquot farms around 390 hectares of vineyard, concentrated in grand and premier cru villages.
History
Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron. The house took its modern form under Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, widowed in 1805 at 27 and running the house thereafter as the "Veuve" (widow) Clicquot-Ponsardin. She pioneered the riddling table (table de remuage) in 1816 — the mechanism that allowed sediment to be gathered in the bottle neck and disgorged without cloudiness, a step still central to the traditional method today. The house was acquired by LVMH in 1986.
Cuvées
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Grande Dame rosé Prestige
rose · millésimé
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La Grande Dame 2018 Rosé Prestige
rose · millésimé
Pinot Noir
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Veuve Clicquot Cave Privée Prestige
assemblage · brut · millésimé
Chardonnay · Pinot Noir
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Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Prestige
assemblage · brut · millésimé
80% Pinot Noir · 20% Chardonnay
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Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé Prestige
rose · brut · millésimé
60% Pinot Noir · 40% Chardonnay
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veuve-clicquot-la-grande-dame-rose Prestige
rose · millésimé
Pinot Noir
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Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label
assemblage · brut · NV
Chardonnay · Pinot Meunier · Pinot Noir
Recent
2026
- Note
Veuve Clicquot made significant contributions to Champagne production methods during the 1800s.
Read article Wine Industry Advisor 19 June 2026
- Note
Veuve Clicquot is based in the Champagne appellation of France and is among the most recognised names in the region.
Read article Google News — maisons de champagne (FR) 23 March 2026
- Note
Veuve Clicquot is one of the most widely recognised names in Champagne, occupying a tier of the market where retail visibility and price positioning carry considerable weight.
Read article Google News — champagne (FR) 9 June 2026
- Note
On 9 June 2026, E.Leclerc listed Veuve Clicquot champagne at a highly competitive web price, with available stock depleting rapidly as shoppers responded.
Read article Google News — champagne (FR) 9 June 2026
- Note
Veuve Clicquot is owned by LVMH, which counts the house among its portfolio of Champagne producers.
Read article Google News — champagne wine (EN) 23 March 2026
- Release
La Grande Dame serves as Veuve Clicquot's flagship prestige cuvée.
Read article Google News — champagne wine (EN) 23 March 2026
- Business
Veuve Clicquot has partnered with SO/ Paris hotel to present a summer picnic experience in Paris, positioning champagne as part of a broader lifestyle proposition beyond traditional retail and cellar door sales.
Read article Terre de Vins 14 May 2026
- Note
Veuve Clicquot is among the Champagne houses assembled within luxury conglomerates across the twentieth century.
2024
- Note
Veuve Clicquot was examined in a comparative taste test published by Bon Appétit on 2 December 2024.
Read article Google News — champagne houses (EN) 2 December 2024
Related reading
- Tasting
A Century of Upheaval: Podcast Series Charts How Champagne Became Champagne
- News
Veuve Clicquot releases its 2018 Grande Dame rosé
- Market
E.Leclerc Offers Veuve Clicquot at Lowest Web Price as Stock Moves Swiftly
- News
Veuve Clicquot Launches La Grande Dame 2018 Rosé, Championing the Art of Pinot Noir
- Tourism
Veuve Clicquot and SO/ Paris bring a champagne picnic experience to the heart of the capital
- Business
How Corporate Consolidation Reshaped the Grandes Marques of Champagne