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Mo\u00ebt Hennessy saw global sales jump 16% on an organic basis – a record performance in the first quarter of 2012, reaching \u20ac926 million ($1.2b). The company\u2019s core Champagne and Cognac businesses drove growth during the period. The Champagne stable (up 5% by volume) benefited from strong sales at the prestige level.<\/p>\n
Mo\u00ebt & Chandon continues to lead the U.S. Champagne segment, advanced by 1% to 410,000 cases (excluding Dom Perignon); fellow bubbly Veuve Clicquot was flat by volume at 365,000 cases.<\/p>\n
This year Mo\u00ebt & Chandon will abandoning its well-known White Star non-vintage offering in U.S. and replace it with a newer Mo\u00ebt Imp\u00e9rial variant, which has been gradually transitioning into the brand\u2019s primary global non-vintage offering since 2007. Bucking the increasing popularity of sweet wines in the U.S., Mo\u00ebt Imp\u00e9rial is a drier style with 30%\u201340% Pinot Noir, 30%\u201340% Pinot Meunier and 20%\u201330% Chardonnay.<\/p>\n
Liz Palmer<\/p>\n
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(Source: Shaken News)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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