The Best Champagne You've Never Heard Of #2 — forbes.com

Founded in 1729, Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house, but in 1946 they were on the verge of disappearing. The two world wars had not been kind. They owned a mere 17 hectares of vineyard, had a meager 800 cases of wine in their cellars, and just two customers, both in Paris – the grand restaurant, Maxime’s, and an upscale cathouse, Le Sphinx. Rebuilding was slow, and the Ruinart family, lacking resources, concentrated on the domestic market where today it’s a respected brand. It also ranks somewhere in the mid-teens in world sales, but is barely known in America.

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