Nicolas Feuillatte

NICOLAS FEUILLATTE, THE FOUNDER
Born in Paris in 1926 into a family of large wine and spirits importers, Nicolas Feuillatte had a spirit of adventure that led him to try his luck across the Atlantic after the Second World War. In 1960, he became the first importer of African coffee in the United States. At the age of 40, passionate and always looking for something new, he invested in the Champagne vineyard. The first grapes harvested were sold to the trade. In 1976, he created and produced a champagne that bore his name for his circle of American friends... Commercial success was immediate. He sold his brand in 1986 to the Centre-Vinicole de la Champagne, and remains an incomparable ambassador, constantly driven by a desire to create, innovate and invent.

HENRI MACQUART
A historic figure in the Champagne wine world, Henri Macquart imagined and created the Centre Vinicole. Representing winegrowers at the CIVC, recognised by the public authorities, president of the Syndicat Général des Vignerons from 1946 to 1960, he played a leading role in the interprofessional and cooperative movement. The surplus harvest of 1970, involving significant storage problems, made him realise that it was time for winegrowers to unite to guarantee the sales of their grapes. A determined and charismatic man in the field, Henri Macquart gathered around him a handful of cooperative winegrowers and persuaded them to create a storage tool. The Centre Vinicole de la Champagne was created in 1972, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, under the leadership of a wise man who would serve as its president until 1981 and sit on the board of directors until 1997 as honorary president.