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{{Short description|French fine winery}}
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{{Infobox company
| name			   = Moët & Chandon
| logo			   = Logo Moët & Chandon.svg
| type			   = Part-holder of [[LVMH]]
| genre		       = [[French wine]]ry
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1743}}
| founder          = [[Claude Moët]]
| location		   = [[Épernay]], [[Grand Est]], France
| area_served	   = Worldwide
| key_people	   = 
| industry		   = [[Winery]]
| products	       = [[Champagne]]
| revenue		   = €1.2 billion (2011)
| operating_income = 
| net_income       = 
| assets		   = 
| equity		   = 
| num_employees	   = 1,715 (2011)
| parent		   = 
| homepage		   = {{URL|moet.com}}
}}
{{Infobox winery
| winery_name = Moët et Chandon
| winery_logo = [[File:Moët et Chandon.jpg|frameless]]
| wine_region = [[Épernay]]
| appellation = [[Champagne (wine region)|Champagne]]
| cases_per_year = 2,000,000
| signature_wine = [[Dom Pérignon (wine)|Dom Pérignon]]
| varietal1 = [[Pinot noir]]
| varietal2 = [[Chardonnay]]
| varietal3 = [[Pinot Meunier]]
| varietal4 = 
| varietal5 = 
| homepage = {{URL|moet.com}}
}}

[[File:Epernay-moet-orangerie(1).jpg|thumb|The ''Orangerie'' at Épernay]]
'''Moët & Chandon''' ({{IPA|fr|mɔɛt‿e ʃɑ̃dɔ̃|lang}}),<ref name="History"/> also known simply as '''Moët''', is a French fine winery and part of the [[luxury goods]] company [[LVMH|LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE]]. Moët et Chandon is one of the world's largest champagne producers and a prominent [[List of champagne producers|champagne house]]. Moët et Chandon was established in 1743 by [[Claude Moët]], and today owns {{convert|1190|ha|acre}} of [[vineyard]]s, and annually produces approximately 28,000,000 bottles of champagne.<ref name="Stelzer p. 34">{{cite book |author=T. Stelzer |title=The Champagne Guide 2014–2015 |publisher=Hardie Grant Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-1742705415 |page=261}}</ref>

==History==
Moët et Chandon began as Moët et Cie<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/1/Lvmh-Mo-t-Hennessy-Louis-Vuitton-Sa.html|title=History of Moët at Chandon|access-date=17 May 2008}}</ref> (meaning "Moët & Co."), established by Épernay wine trader [[Claude Moët]] in 1743,<ref name="LVMH">{{cite web|url= http://www.lvmh.com |title= Moët & Chandon |access-date=17 May 2008}}</ref> and began shipping his wine from [[Champagne (wine region)|Champagne]] to [[Paris]]. The reign of [[Louis XV of France|King Louis XV]] coincided with increased demand for [[sparkling wine]]. Soon after its foundation, and after son Claude-Louis joined Moët et Cie, the winery's clientele included nobles and aristocrats.

In 1833, the company was renamed Moët et Chandon after Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles, Remy Moët's son-in-law, joined the company as a partner of Jean-Remy Moët, Claude Moët's grandson.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Paul|first1=Harry W.|title=Science, Vine and Wine in Modern France|date=2002|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0521525213|page=218|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jI7aIKTxs3AC&q=Pierre-Gabriel+Chandon&pg=PA218|access-date=16 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Following the introduction of the concept of a vintage champagne in 1840, Moët marketed its first [[vintage]] in 1842. Their best-selling brand, Brut Imperial, was introduced in the 1860s. Their best known [[label]], [[Dom Perignon (wine)|Dom Perignon]], is named after the Benedictine monk remembered in legend as the "Father of Champagne". The brand was owned by [[Champagne Mercier]] but was given to Moët in 1927.

Moët & Chandon merged with [[Hennessy Cognac]] in 1971 and with [[Louis Vuitton]] in 1987 to become [[LVMH]] (Louis-Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy), the largest luxury group in the world, netting over 16 billion [[euro]]s in fiscal 2004. Moët & Chandon was holding a [[Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)|royal warrant]] as supplier of champagne to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>[http://www.royalwarrant.org/ The Royal Warrant Holders Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="LVMH"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.royalwarrant.org/company/champagne-moet-chandon?back=/directory?query=Moet|title=Champagne Moet & Chandon {{!}} Royal Warrant Holders Association|website=www.royalwarrant.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>

In 2006, Moët et Chandon Brut Impérial issued an extremely limited bottling of its champagne named "Be Fabulous", a special release of its original bottle with decorative [[Swarovski|Swarovski crystals]].

==Dom Pérignon==
{{Main|Dom Pérignon (wine)}}
'''Dom Pérignon''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|ɒ|m|p|ɛr|ɪ|ˈ|n|j|ɒ|n}}; {{IPA|fr|dɔ̃peʁiɲɔ̃}}) is a brand of champagne produced by Moët & Chandon. It is named after [[Dom Pérignon (monk)|Dom Pierre Pérignon]], a [[Benedictine]] [[monk]] who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine but who, contrary to popular myths, did not discover the champagne method for making [[sparkling wine]]s.<ref name="Kladstrup pg 38">D. & P. Kladstrup ''Champagne'' p. 38 Harper Collins Publisher {{ISBN|0060737921}}</ref> Dom Pérignon was the first prestige [[cuvée]], an idea proposed by Englishman Laurence Venn.<ref name="Stevenson">Stevenson, Tom (2007) ''The Best A Man Can Get'' p6. 5 Dec 2007 ''Decanter''</ref> The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was 1921 and was only released for sale in 1936. It is a [[vintage]] champagne, meaning that it is only made in the best years, and all grapes used to make the wine are harvested in the same year. Many champagnes, by contrast, are non-vintage, meaning that the champagne is made from grapes harvested in various years.

<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
File:Dom Perignon 1999.jpg|A bottle of vintage 1999 Dom Pérignon with accompanying materials
File:Moët & Chandon Dom Perignon Sculpture.jpg|Statue of Dom Pierre Pérignon, a [[Benedictine]] [[monk]]
</gallery>

===Current production===
[[File:Moët & Chandon caves 10.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bottles in the caves]]
Around 5 million bottles are produced in each vintage.<ref name="Stevenson"/> The wine is 60% [[Chardonnay]] and 40% [[Pinot noir]], with 6 g/L [[Dosage (wine)|dosage]].<ref name="Stevenson"/> According to Tom Stevenson, "All vintages need at least 12 years ageing to nurture Dom Pérignon's signature silky mousse".<ref name="Stevenson"/> As of 2020, the current release of Dom Pérignon is from the 2010 vintage<ref name="Stevenson"/> and the current release of Dom Pérignon Rosé is from the 2006 vintage.  {{As of|2017}} the senior winemaker was Richard Geoffroy, who has been ''chef de cave'' for Dom Pérignon since 1990.<ref>Walton, Annunciata. [http://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/dom-perignon-best-vintage-153171 Dom Pérignon’s chef de cave on life, grapes and his favourite vintage]. ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]'', 28 March 2017</ref>

==Domaine Chandon==
{{main|Domaine Chandon California}}
In 1973, the then Moët-Hennessy company founded [[Domaine Chandon California|Domaine Chandon]], an outpost winery in the [[Napa Valley AVA|Napa Valley]]. It was the first French-owned sparkling wine venture in the United States. The fine dining restaurant ''étoile'' was located at the winery, until it closed in December 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/diningout/article/Domaine-Chandon-Auberge-de-Soleil-still-strong-4358437.php|title = Domaine Chandon, Auberge de Soleil still strong|date = 15 March 2013}}</ref>

Chandon had already founded an outpost in Argentina in 1959, and was doing the same in the southern city of Garibaldi in Brasil in 1973.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
Domaine Chandon was later established in 1986 in Australia in [[Coldstream, Victoria]], in the Ningxia region in China in 2013 and India's Nashik region in 2014.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

==Sponsorships==

Moët was the official [[Formula One]] champagne provider between 1966 and 1999 and again from [[2016 Formula One season|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glassofbubbly.com/moet-chandon-replace-mumm-champagne-as-sponsor-of-formula-1/|title=Moët & Chandon replace Mumm Champagne as sponsor of Formula 1|website=Glass of Bubbly|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref> until 2017 when they signed a deal with champagne maker Carbon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F1 signs deal with $3000-per-bottle Carbon champagne brand|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-signs-deal-with-3000-a-bottle-carbon-champagne-brand-936365/936365/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.motorsport.com|date=30 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

On 30 November 2012, Swiss tennis player [[Roger Federer]] became Moët et Chandon's brand ambassador. On 30 September 2015, Chandon announced it would be a sponsor of the [[McLaren]] F1 team starting 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jamessamson.co.uk/magazine/profile-moet-et-chandon |title= Profile: Moët & Chandon |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref>

==Pronunciation==
''Moët'' is pronounced with a "t" at the end ({{IPA|fr|mɔɛt|IPA}}) ('mo-et') as the French-born founder's surname is assumed to be of non-French (alleged Dutch-German) origin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/shortcuts/2014/jun/03/nike-how-to-pronounce-correctly-brand-names-audi-adidas-porsche-yvessaintlaurent|title=It's official: Nike rhymes with spiky - and you're saying all these wrong too|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 3 June 2014|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/10478701/Guide-to-pronunciation-from-Moet-to-diplodocus.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/10478701/Guide-to-pronunciation-from-Moet-to-diplodocus.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Guide to pronunciation: from Moët to diplodocus|website=The Telegraph|date=28 November 2013 |access-date=2017-04-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last = Enting| first =Carolyn| title =Moët for Linguists  | newspaper=Lucire Living Magazine | year = 2002 | url = http://www.lucire.com/2002/0530ll0.shtml }}</ref>

==Songs==
[[Richard Strauss]]' opera [[Arabella]] mentions it twice: "Moët-Chandon, halb herb und halb süss - der war es bei meiner Verlobung!" "Wünschen noch Moët-Chandon? Hier ist! Servieren der Frau Gräfin Mutter!"

In the band [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s song  "[[Killer Queen]]", the lead singer [[Freddie Mercury]] sings "She keeps her Moët et Chandon in her pretty cabinet".

Musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] mentions "a little Spanish man offering wine and Moët" in his song "Mr. Goodnight" from his ''[[Planet Earth (Prince album)|Planet Earth]]'' album.

In his song "[[Big Poppa]]", the rapper [[Notorious B.I.G.]] sings "at the back of the club sipping Moët is where you'll find me".

In his song “[[Drop It Like It’s Hot]]”, the rapper [[Snoop Dogg]] sings “I got the Rollie on my arm and I'm pouring Chandon”.

In his song, "Comin Thru", [[Chali 2na]] sings "I don't drink, my glass never will hold Moët".

In his song "Check Out My Melody", [[Rakim]] says: "Emcees that wanna be best, they're gonna be dissed if they don't get from in front of All they can go get is me a glass of Moët, A hard time, sip your juice and watch a smooth poet".

In his song "Curls", [[MF Doom]] sings, "Yup, you know it, growin' up too fast; showin' up to class with Moet in a flask".

In her song “Win Again”, [[Nicki Minaj]] raps “They know that Nicki a poet, pop me a bottle of Moët”.

In his song, "[[The Way Life Goes (song)|The Way Life Goes]]", the rapper [[Lil Uzi Vert]] sings "She's sipping Moët, and yeah, I swear it gets her wetter".

[[Craig David]] mentions Moët as part of his week-long date plans in the song "[[7 Days (Craig David song)|7 Days.]]"

In his song "Bloodless", [[Andrew Bird]] sings "And the poets, they explode like bombs, While the gentry is drinking Moët Chandon".

In her song "The Roof", [[Mariah Carey]] sings "So we finished the Moët and started feeling liberated".

In his song "Cristal & MOЁT", a Russian rapper [[Morgenshtern]] sings "I pour Cristal or Chantel MOЁT, you were dreaming about it, now it's mine".

In his song “[[Represent (song)|Represent]],” rapper [[Nas]] sings “Yo, they call me Nas, I’m not your legal type of fella, Moët drinkin’, marijuana smokin’ street dweller”. Moët is also mentioned in his song "[[It Ain't Hard to Tell]]" in the lyric "I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell; From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell". The champagne is also mentioned in his songs Reach Out and Affirmative action. 

In her song "The Motto", American singer [[Ava Max]] sings "popping that Moët, baby lets make some bubbles".

In her song "Muñecas", [[Argentina|Argentinian]] singer [[Tini Stoessel]] sings "bottles are uncorked, tonight there will be rain of Moët".

==Incident==
In June 2022, the ''Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority'' warned that the 3-liter champagne bottle from Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial contained [[MDMA]], killing a person in Germany.<ref>{{cite news |title=Food safety authority issues second warning against MDMA in champagne bottles |url=https://nltimes.nl/2022/06/11/food-safety-authority-issues-second-warning-mdma-champagne-bottles |work=NL Times |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Champagne in popular culture]]
* [[List of Champagne houses]]
* [[Champagne Riots]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Moët & Chandon}}
* {{official website|https://www.moet.com| Moët & Chandon}}
* {{official website|http://www.chandon.com| Domaine Chandon California}}
* {{official website|http://www.greenpointwines.com| Domaine Chandon Australia (Green Point Wines)}}

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