Clos du Mesnil

The Cuvée de Prestige from the eponymous Grand Cru vineyard of the Krug Champagne House; see there.

Johann-Joseph Krug (1800-1866), a German born in Mainz, worked as a manager for Adolphe Jacquesson in his champagne house from 1834 and married his sister-in-law in 1841 (although there is no relation to the Californian wine-growing pioneer Charles Krug). Together with the wine merchant Hippolyte de Vivès, the company Krug et Cie. was founded in Reims in 1843. Initially, the company traded in Champagne and other wines from the Champagne region. Two years later, champagne production began. After Jean-Joseph's death, the company was divided between his widow, Hyppolite de Vivès, and his son Paul Krug (1842-1910).

Krug (Cjjhampagne) - Gebäude und Flasche

Company management

Shortly after de Vivès retired, Paul Krug took over the management. Under his leadership, the company developed into an important champagne house. From 1898 to 1910, he was also president of the Syndicat du commerce des vins de Champagne. As one of ten children, his son Joseph Krug succeeded him in 1910. Under Paul Krug II (born 1912) and his cousin Jean Seydoux, the leading position of the house was consolidated and the estate expanded through the purchase of first-class vineyards. In 1999, Krug was acquired by the LVMH group. However, the business is still run by the family. These are Henri...

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