P resent throughout the appellation area,
the COGEVI continues to promote the work and expertise of around 800 artisan winegrower members. This cooperative movement, a legacy of the 1911 winegrowers' revolt, is a guarantee of permanently high quality and ethical standards.
P resent throughout the appellation area,
the COGEVI continues to promote the work and expertise of around 800 artisan winegrower members. This cooperative movement, a legacy of the 1911 winegrowers' revolt, is a guarantee of permanently high quality and ethical standards.
1888 - 1898
T he phylloxera ravages the vines
and destroys the half of the Champagne vineyard.
1888 - 1898
T he phylloxera ravages the vines
and destroys the half of the Champagne vineyard.
April 1911
U prising from Champagne winegrowers,
driven to extreme measures by fraud, poor harvests and government delays.
April 1911
U prising from Champagne winegrowers,
driven to extreme measures by fraud, poor harvests and government delays.
1921
C reation of the first cooperative in Champagne,
the COGEVI, Coopérative Générale des Vignerons (General Winegrowers' Cooperative), which quickly launches several brands including Champagne Raoul Collet.
1921
C reation of the first cooperative in Champagne,
the COGEVI, Coopérative Générale des Vignerons (General Winegrowers' Cooperative), which quickly launches several brands including Champagne Raoul Collet.
1930
T he COGEVI is established in Aÿ
1930
T he COGEVI is established in Aÿ
1950
A cquisition of the Maison Bissinger
The cooperative acquires the Maison Bissinger, where the 1911 revolts took place, in order to set up its head office there.
1950
A cquisition of the Maison Bissinger
The cooperative acquires the Maison Bissinger, where the 1911 revolts took place, in order to set up its head office there.
1960
I mpressive works
Construction of a production site on top of the cellars, dug 35 metres beneath the hillsides in 1880.
1960
I mpressive works
Construction of a production site on top of the cellars, dug 35 metres beneath the hillsides in 1880.
2014 - 2016
C reation of the CITE DU CHAMPAGNE
2014 - 2016