History
Up until the 1960s our family grew vines mainly to make a little wine for personal consumption. In those days, our great-great-uncle Anthime, who had lost a leg during the 1st World War, just tended a few small plots of vines. From the ‘60s onwards, our great aunt Renée, along with our grandparents Paulette and Raymond, planted a lot more vines. Up till then however, all the grapes they produced were sold on.
In 1973, a first milestone was reached, with the decision nolongerto sell the grapes, but to produce champagne through a cooperative. Our father, René Collet,created his own brand of champagne, having noticed the growing demand for champagne from smaller producers. Sales reached an all-time high at the start of 2000.
With the new millennium came a new direction as one after the other, Vincent, Thomas and Florent returned to thefamily business. In 2002 we decided that we would take over the wine-process from start to finish, aiming to bring out the very best Fontaine-Denis has to offer. It was a considerable challenge and we had to invest heavily in a new winery, new cellars and all the wine-making equipment that enables us, today, to offer our clients and partners champagnes that are authentic, generous and precisely crafted.