RC (récoltant coopérateur)

French · cooperative grower

RC (récoltant coopérateur) is the label code for a grower who delivers grapes to a cooperative and sells the resulting wine under its own label.1,2

Context

In the DGCCRF wording, the grower takes back musts or wines from its cooperative to sell under its own label.1,3 The Union des Maisons de Champagne counts about 3,000 RC.2 The cooperative that makes the wine carries the code CM when it sells under its own name; a grower making wine itself is RM.

Where the code appears

The two letters precede the digits of the Comité Champagne registration number printed on every Champagne label.2,4 The other codes are listed on Champagne label codes.

See also

Champagne label codes: NM, RM, CM, RC, SR, ND, MAStylesmatriculeGlossaryComité ChampagneGlossarycoopérativeGlossaryCM (coopérative de manipulation)GlossaryRM (récoltant manipulant)Glossary

Sources

  1. DGCCRF (Ministère de l'Économie). Champagne : connaître le langage des étiquettes (2025-12-16)
  2. Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC). Labeling
  3. Comité Champagne (champagne.education). How to read a Champagne label (2024-02)
  4. Cahier des charges de l'AOC Champagne (homologated by arrêté of 30 Nov 2022; draft modification after INAO committee of 7 Sept 2023) (2023-09-07)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19