In 1825 Henri-Marc de Venoge left his native Switzerland to settle in the Champagne region and founded "de Venoge & Cie" with his son Joseph in 1837. In 1838 Henri-Marc creates the first illustrated label in the Champagne history. Father and son continue to build the reputation over the next three decades until in 1866 Gaëtan de Venoge, son of Joseph, succeeds his father. He develops the sales abroad, especially in the USA, culminating in Champagne de Venoge is awarded the Grand Prize of Excellence at the Universal Exhibition of Philadelphia in 1876. Today, de Venogue Champagnes are distributed around the world in more than 40 countries, only through selective distribution : wineshops, hotels and fine restaurants and their current Cellar Master continues the long tradition of maintaining the highest quality standards during all the process : best crus, low dosage, only 1st press of grapes only and long aging period.
