Turning Cristal Into Gold

The Rouzaud family has expanded a Champagne house into an empire of  wine

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From the Dec 15, 2015, issue

Cristal Champagne, the flagship bottling of Louis Roederer, has been a favorite of Russian czars and American rappers, a symbol of success attained and celebrated. But it rarely appears on the table of the Rouzaud-Roederer family that makes it. Wine Spectator's Alison Napjus explains.

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