Taittinger is a family owned Champagne house founded in 1734 and based in Reims. The Taittinger family operated the house during the wars in Europe until 2005 when it was sold in by the Taittinger family to the U.S. hotel group Starwood. This was not a positive move for the house and after just one year the Crédit Agricole, in collaboration with Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, bought the business back to family control. Today Taittinger has a vineyard area of 290 ha. Once again in family hands it continues to build upon its reputation for producing fine Champagne n most notably with its two most famous Champagnes the prestige cuvée Comtes de Champagne (Blanc de Blancs) and Comtes de Champagne Rosé