Ruinart is owned by LVMH (France, EPA: MC), which acquired the brand in 1988.[1][2] Ruinart was founded in 1729 in Reims and was independent until 1988.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: LVMH Universal Registration Document 2025, 1 March 2026. Last checked .
Ruinart is the oldest established champagne house, founded in 1729 by the nephew of a monk who had recognised the commercial possibility of sparkling wine. Its chalk cellars in Reims are a UNESCO World Heritage site. LVMH owns it, and the house was among the first to ship champagne to England, establishing a market that still consumes more of it than any country outside France.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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LVMH controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
The 34 brands in champagne & sparkling wine on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Lanson-BCC, with 11; LVMH has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Bonnet | Lanson-BCC | 🇫🇷 France |
| Charles Lafitte | Maison Pommery & Associés | 🇫🇷 France |
| Champagne de Castellane | Laurent-Perrier | 🇫🇷 France |
| André | Gallo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| G.H. Mumm | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France |
| Val | 13. jul Plantaže | 🇲🇪 Montenegro |
| Cosmopolitan Diva | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Frizzé | Grupo Peñaflor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
LVMH is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1987. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: MC.
LVMH was formed in 1987 by the merger of Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy and is the largest luxury group in the world. It is controlled by the Arnault family through the holding company Christian Dior SE.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 325 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ruinart is not one of them.
LVMH acquired Ruinart, the oldest established champagne house, founded in 1729 by the nephew of a monk who had recognised the commercial possibility of sparkling wine. Its chalk cellars in Reims are a UNESCO World Heritage site. Only the year is documented here.
The parent company of Ruinart is LVMH, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Yes. Ruinart originated in France in 1729 and its owner, LVMH, is also headquartered in France.
LVMH completed its acquisition of Ruinart in 1988, after announcing the deal in 1988. The price was not disclosed.
Ruinart was an independent company from its founding in 1729 in Reims until LVMH acquired it in 1988.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ruinart is still owned by LVMH. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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