THE HOUSE OF BOLLINGER
Bollinger is not merely a brand of champagne…it is an institution. To this day it remains a family run firm. It was established in 1829 by Jacques Bollinger and Paul Renaudin. The business was extended by both sons and grandsons over the decades. The most famous character associated with the House of Bollinger was the widow of grandson of the founding owner, Lily Bollinger. Madame Bollinger steered the House through the troubled German occupation of the 1940's and went on to double their output. She was a familiar and well loved character of the Champagne region, often seen cycling through her vineyards to check her grapes. Upon her death in 1977, her nephew Christian Bizot took up the reins. In 1994 the House of Bollinger was handed over to the great great grandson of Jacques Bollinger, Ghislain de Montgolfier and he remains at the helm to this day.
