Background
Heidsieck was the son of a Lutheran minister from Westphalia, and had moved to Reims to work as a cloth merchant.
Heidsieck was the son of a Lutheran minister from Westphalia, and had moved to Reims to work as a cloth merchant.
In Reims, he went into winemaking and started producing his own wine in 1780. Florens-Louis Heidsieck founded his eponymously named Champagne house in 1785. He presented his champagne to Queen Marie Antoinette in 1788.
Christian Heidsieck took over the control of Heidsieck & Company after Florens-Louis" death in 1828, while Piper handled sales.
Heidsieck & Company Monopole is one of two direct descendant Champagne houses of the old Heidsieck & Company, founded in 1785. The "Monopole" part of the name was added in 1923.
Today, Heidsieck is owned by Vranken-Pommery-Monopole (located in Reims), who also have Pommery, Charles Lafitte, and Demoiselle in their portfolio. Piper-Heidsieck is the other direct descendant Champagne house of the old Heidsieck & Company, founded in 1785.
The Heidsieck name was combined with the Piper name in October 1839.
Owned since 2011 by Epidemiology from 1990, Piper-Heidsieck was part of the Rémy Cointreau wine and spirits group. Charles Heidsieck was founded in 1851 by Charles Camille Heidsieck, son of Charles-Henri Heidsieck, who was a nephew of Florens-Louis Heidsieck.