coopérative

French · cooperative

A coopérative in Champagne is a cooperative owned by growers; the Union des Maisons de Champagne counts more than 100, of which about half market wine.1

Two label codes

A cooperative that makes wine from its members' grapes and sells it under its own name uses the code CM.2,1 A member grower who takes the wine back and sells it under its own label uses RC; UMC counts about 3,000 of them.2,1

Pressing often happens in approved facilities (centres de pressurage) subject to INAO and interprofession rules.3 See label codes.

See also

CM (coopérative de manipulation)GlossaryRC (récoltant coopérateur)GlossaryChampagne label codes: NM, RM, CM, RC, SR, ND, MAStylesvigneronGlossaryCentre de pressurageGlossary

Sources

  1. Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC). Labeling
  2. DGCCRF (Ministère de l'Économie). Champagne : connaître le langage des étiquettes (2025-12-16)
  3. Union des Maisons de Champagne. Pressing

Facts checked on 2026-10-19