Our history
The history of the CHAMPAGNE THILL goes back to the beginning of the XIXth century. Strangely enough, it all started far from the
After a rather painful start as a day labourer, Jean-Adam Thill settled in
With hard work and years of savings, he succeeded in creating a small wine-producing estate, in which he worked relentlessly. After the terrible “European civil war” of 14-18, Dominique Thill spent the crazy years that followed more engrossed in work than in
The THILL Vineyard was growing slowly when he died in 1925 leaving behing his wife and Fernand, his thirteen year old only son. Until World War II, Fernand and his mother took care of the smooth running of the wine-producing estate.
After the gloomy years of the beginning of this century, both Europe and the
When he came back, and despite the harshness of the post-war period, he got married and the estate pursued its growth. In 1953, short after the birth of his three daughters, Fernand Thill decided to market his wine under his own name. The
Produced in the most famous vineyard in the world, the champagne THILL, is still raised in the prestigious slopes of Verzy and Verzenay. They belong to the few stocks terroirs that are classified 100% Grand Cru : the Must of the
Since 1975, when Fernand Thill passed away, his second daughter, Marie-Thérèse, took over the family estate. Like her ancestors, she takes care of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay stocks, from which she creates Bruts, Bruts Millésimés, the superb Blanc de Blancs Millésimés and Rosés.