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A family story combining passion and conviction.

Origins

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1971

Founding of the maison by Yves Ruffin and his wife Odette Pitois in the vineyard of Avenay-Val-d’Or. Both were born in families of winegrowers.

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From the start, they stood out from other winegrowers by choosing organic viticulture. Among thousands of winegrowers at the time, there were only 4 visionnaries to take this decision in order to defend common values and the environment. 

1971•1990

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Yves Ruffin and his son Thierry start to dug our cellar in the famous chalk of the champagne subsoil. Thanks to this, regardless of the season, our bottles are kept in ideal conditions with constant hygrometry rate.

the cellar

Our cellar is quite special since it’s dug in a hill and thus entirely on ground level. The digging ends only during the 1990s.

 

Expansion

The family buys one-half hectare of vineyard in Tauxières-Mutry in order to increase its bottles production. From this moment, our vineyard overlaps both Vallée de la Marne and la Montagne de Reims and extends over 3 hectares.

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THIERRY RUFFIN

After Yves’s retirement, Thierry Ruffin takes over the maison and starts modernizing it while perpetuating the know-how that made the maison stand out: organic viticulture, vinification in oak barrels, traditional pressing, longer ageing…

1995

Five years later, Thierry introduces the idea of collaborating with artists to create the labels of his cuvées. He chose Nicole Bottet, Gottfried Salzmann and Nieves Salzmann.

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Sylvie ruffin

2007

After the premature passing of Thierry, Sylvie, his wife who was on his side for many years, takes over the family business to perpetuate the traditions of the maison.

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Antonin Ruffin

2021

Antonin Ruffin, begins his work in the Maison along with his mother, Sylvie. 

 
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ORIGINS

1971

Founding of the maison by Yves Ruffin and his wife Odette Pitois in the vineyard of Avenay-Val-d’Or. Both were born in families of winegrowers.

From the start, they stood out from other winegrowers by choosing organic viticulture. Among thousands of winegrowers at the time, there were only 4 visionnaries to take this decision in order to defend common values and the environment. 

cave tas de bouteilles champagne yves ruffin

The cellar

1971-1990

Yves Ruffin and his son Thierry start to dug our cellar in the famous chalk of the champagne subsoil. Thanks to this, regardless of the season, our bottles are kept in ideal conditions with constant hygrometry rate. Our cellar is quite special since it’s dug in a hill and thus entirely on ground level. The digging ends only during the 1990s.

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Expansion

1971

The family buys one-half hectare of vineyard in Tauxières-Mutry in order to increase its bottles production. From this moment, our vineyard overlaps both Vallée de la Marne and la Montagne de Reims and extends over 3 hectares.

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Thierry Ruffin

1995

After Yves’s retirement, Thierry Ruffin takes over the maison and starts modernizing it while perpetuating the know-how that made the maison stand out: organic viticulture, vinification in oak barrels, traditional pressing, longer ageing…

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Art & wine

2000

Five years later, Thierry introduces the idea of collaborating with artists to create the labels of his cuvées. He chose Nicole Bottet, Gottfried Salzmann and Nieves Salzmann.

sylvie ruffin dans le vignoble

Sylvie Ruffin

2007

After the premature passing of Thierry, Sylvie, his wife who was on his side for many years, takes over the family business to perpetuate the traditions of the maison.

antonin ruffin dégustation champagne yves ruffin

Antonin Ruffin

2021

Antonin Ruffin, begins his work in the Maison along with his mother, Sylvie. 

 

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