Champagne Deutz

Deutz Champagne was founded in 1838 in Aÿ by William Deutz and Pierre-Hubert Geldermann, both of whom came from families in Aachen, where they were born during the First Empire. Young and enterprising, and drawn by the prosperity that reigned in France at the time under King Louis-Philippe, the two immigrants from Napoleonic Prussia (Geldermann, a Champagne salesman, and Deutz, a merchant) opened an office without owning any vineyards. They purchased pre-bottled cuvées on racks, then disgorged, dosed, and labeled them. The Deutz and Geldermann House was thriving, and by the time René Deutz and Alfred Geldermann inherited the business from their fathers in the late 1860s, theirChampagne sales had been growing steadily for years.

Today, past and present coexist harmoniously at theDeutz Champagne House , combining tradition with modern management practices. While maintaining and constantly seeking to improve the technical methods established by its predecessors, the new management team continues to strengthen the company’s relationships with its partner winegrowers, visiting them at their presses and ensuring that they consistently apply the viticultural practices that make a decisive contribution to the Deutz character. The same quest continues: to combine tradition with technology to create elegant champagnes in the purest Deutz style.