of freight, customs, duties and margins will be the subject of a separate article in the next issue.

Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial
Moët’s Brut Imperial is the world’s best selling champagne. Available on every continent, it is without doubt the best known Champagne. LVMH only divulges numbers for the whole group. In 2006 Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart and Mercier together sold 60 million bottles. Analyst estimate Moët’s production at 35 million bottles today. The basic Brut Imperial accounts for the lion’s share of that volume with approximately 30 million bottles. This is about twice what the second ranked bestseller, Veuve Clicquot, sells. Brut Imperial vaunts the classical cuvée of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.
www.moet-hennesy.com

Cathedral Cellars Chardonnay
The Cathedral Cellar range is part of KWV’s so called masterbrand series, which also includes the Reserve, Rooderberg and Classic. While the Cathedral Cellar range is distributed widely in markets like Holland, UK, USA or Canada, it is, for example, not sold on the German market, where KWV concentrates on other ranges and, in particular, its joint venture Golden Kaan. KWV describes Cathedral Cellars as its “international flagship for the connoiseur” and sells five different varietal wines, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinotage, Cabernet and Syrah as well as the Bordeauxstyle blend Triptych.
www.kwv.co.za

Frescobaldi Remolé
Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi produces some of Tuscany’s most highly acclaimed wines. While the numbers of bottles for most of them are limited, Remolé has an annual production of just over one million bottles. This is still far less than its chief rival, the Santa Cristina from Antinori; however, Remolé is still easy to find for consumers in almost all markets world wide. A classical Tuscan wine consisting of 85 percent Sangiovese and 15 percent Cabernet, Remolé has the typical Tuscan pungent crispiness that the world has learned to associate with Sangiovese. The grapes for Remolé are grown in various parts of Tuscany.
www.frescobaldi.it