Champagne Charles de Cazanove, though now based in Reims, was founded in Avizes in the Côte des Blancs in 1811 by Charles Gabriel de Cazanove, a 24-year-old glassmaker. King Edward VII of England had stock specially imported from France with his own personal label.From the 1950s the Martini and Rossi company gained increasing control of the house, and it was owned by Moët and Chandon from 1983 to 1985 before being sold to an Epernay distributor. In 2004, it was purchased by the Rapeneau family, owners of the GH Martel Champagne house.The portfolio cosists of three basic tiers of wines, which are topped by the Grand Apparat cuvée and the deluxe Stradivarius range. In addition, chef de cave Christophe Rapeneau makes a sibling range labelled as Champagne Vieille France, which is now marketed separately but is often listed as a sub-brand of Charles de Cazanove.