Delbeck
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The Delbeck Champagne house was established in 1832 by Félix-Désiré Delbeck in Reims.{{cite book |last1=Juhlin |first1=R. |last2=Cointreau |first2=É. |title=A Scent of Champagne: 8,000 Champagnes Tasted and Rated |publisher=Skyhorse |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-5107-0068-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dz6CDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA71 |access-date=2 November 2024 |page=2-PA71|quote=... 1832 and quickly gained a magnificent reputation after the founder Félix-Désiré Delbeck married the Veuve Clicquot widow, Ponsardin's niece. For years, Delbeck was a court champagne for French royalty. In the early 1960s, the company ...}}{{cite book |title=Wine & Spirits |publisher=Winestate Publications |issue=vb. 28 |year=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OVssAQAAMAAJ |access-date=2 November 2024 |page=55 |quote=This house was founded in 1832 by Félix-Désiré Delbeck , a Flemish banker who married Balsamie Ponsardin, niece of the Veuve Clicquot. Delbeck proceeded to amass an estate that now includes 630 acres. The current releases...}}
History
Delbeck was a Flemish banker who invested in vineyards, and the husband of baronne Balsamie Ponsardin who was a niece of the Veuve Clicquot. Delbeck champagne found favour with the court of Louis-Philippe of France, and was in 1838 named the official Champagne of the French monarchy.{{Fact|date=December 2008}}