Heidsieck & Co "Monopole" is a champagne house located in the Champagne region of France.
History
It was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Following the death of the founder in 1828, the successors were his relatives Henri-Louis Walbaum, Frédéric-Auguste Delius and Christian Heidsieck.
In 1838 after several disagreements, the three nephews decide to part ways. Henri Louis Walbaum (1813–1883) continued the business alone, joining forces with his brother-in-law Auguste Heidsieck (1796–1870). The company name therefore changed to "Walbaum Heidsieck & Co."[1]
In 1860 Henri Louis Walbaum and Auguste Heidsieck established the trademark "Monopole". Following the death of Auguste Heidsieck, in 1870 the company Veuve Heidsieck et Co., heirs to Heidsieck & Co, operated under the leadership of his widow for a few years. Her successor was Florens Walbaum, who became the first chairman of the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne from 1882 until his death in 1893.[1] The company name changed again to "Heidsieck & Co." in 1882. Following several other name changes, in 1889, the company became "Walbaum, Luling, Goulden & Co, successeurs d'Heidsieck & CO" in 1889. It received an imperial warrant of appointment to the Russian court. In 1907 the company name becomes “Walbaum Goulden & Co, successeurs d’Heidsieck & Co, Maison fondée en 1785″.