Region: Champagne, France

Distributor's Notes:

"After a military career that started in 1936, Gérard SOUTIRAN returned to viticulture, the job he had learned in his youth. He took over the vines of his former tutor, and extended his land thanks to the vineyard brought by his wife Solange. Thus, in the 1950s, he became the first to use the name SOUTIRAN on a bottle of champagne. In 1969, Alain, the eldest of Gérard’s 4 children, created his own set-up with his wife Roselyne. They strove to develop their operations and create their own range of champagnes under the name SOUTIRAN PELLETIER. In 1989, following her business studies, Alain’s eldest daughter Valérie joined the family business. She took over management and developed the commercial side. The name then became “Champagne SOUTIRAN”, to facilitate communication with export markets. In 1999, Valérie’s husband Patrick RENAUX also joined the business. At first he took up a commercial role, then, as years went by, he took over production aspects and the elaboration of wines."