In wine, the only constant is change.  After centuries of domination by the giant negociant firms and their brands, the Champagne business has suddenly changed profoundly with the emergence of a new generation of small growers focused on terroir-driven wines that are defined by specifics of place.

In many ways Larmandier-Bernier is the quintessential Grower Champagne. The Company unites two families with a long history of winegrowing in the Côte des Blancs. The oldest records in which the Larmandier and Bernier families appear as winegrowers date back to the French Revolution. At the end of the 19th century the Larmandier family's exquisite Champanges were being supplied to Paris's two greatest restaurants - la Tour d'Argent and Taillevent. 

In 1971, Philippe Larmandier and his wife Elisabeth Bernier, who owned vineyards in Vertus, established Larmandier-Bernier. In 1992, Pierre Larmandier, Philippe and Elisabeth's son, took over the estate and began the move away from conventional faming. The estate has been cultivated biodynamically since 1999.