Ruinart (Champagne)

Founded by Nicolas Ruinart in the Champagne region in the city of Reims, it is currently owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.

In the period immediately following the 1728 edict of Louis XV,[1] which authorized the transport of wine in bottles, the house was established.

Prior to this edict, wine could only be transported in barrels, which made it impossible to send Champagne to distant markets, and confined consumption primarily to its area of production.

[citation needed] India Mahdavi created the "Champagne Spoon" bottle stopper in 2006, Christian Biecher, created the "Flower" bottle stopper in 2007, Patricia Urqiola, designed the "Fil d'Or" bottle stopper in 2010 and Maarten Baas, named "Designer of the Year" at Art Basel Miami 2009, created the "Bouquet de Champagne" in 2008 and the "Melting" ice bucket in 2010.

Like most Champagne cellars, they are the product of ancient chalk mining, and extend 38 metres below the ground and are 8 km long.