Canard-Duchêne is a Champagne house founded in 1868 by Victor Canard and Léonie Duchêne. It is based in Ludes

Ludes

Ludes is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.Population : 657....

 between Reims

Reims

Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....

 and Epernay

Épernay

Épernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...

. From 1978 to 2003, the house was under the ownership of LVMH

LVMH

LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The company was formed after the 1987 merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, a company formed after the 1971 merger...

. It is now part of the Alain Thienot Group, owner of its own label Champagne Thiénot

Thiénot

Champagne Thiénot is a Champagne house founded in 1985 and based in Taissy, near from Reims. It is part of the Alain Thiénot Group, owner of different brands such as Canard-Duchêne, Joseph Perrier and Marie Stuart.-Vineyards:...

 plus Joseph Perrier and Marie Stuart. The house is managed by Jean-Louis Malard (managing director).

Activities

• Production:
  • 2.5 million bottles in 2003
  • 2.9 million bottles in 2004
  • 3.3 million bottles in 2005
• Distribution: The brand is distributed in Wine Marchants and Mass Distribution
• stocks: 10 million bottles in 6 km of chalky cellars.

External links

• Official website