Throughout its history, calvet has been working at the heart of france’s wine regions.
Origins
Before 1789
The Calvet family’s origins can be traced back to the Languedoc, more specifically to the village of Pouzols in the Minervois wine region. It was a family of wine merchants and traders that owned several plots of grapevines.
1849
Its expansion continued in the 1850s with Octave, Jean-Marie’s son, who showed a growing interest in Bordeaux wines. He worked tirelessly to build up a network of wine merchants in the Bordeaux region.
1818
when it all started
Jean-Marie Calvet founded Maison Calvet in Tain-L’Hermitage in the Rhône Valley.
prosperity
1876
Octave set up the firm’s head office in Bordeaux and embarked on the construction of what would become the very symbol of Calvet, a prestigious building on the Cours du Médoc, in the heart of the Chartrons neighbourhood, as a sign of the firm’s prosperity.
Expansion
and ambition
1890s
Maison Calvet took on a new dimension with the opening of a subsidiary in Beaune. Octave’s son Jean was a true entrepreneur who helped the company to expand and develop abroad.
Maison Calvet took on a new dimension with the opening of a subsidiary in Beaune. Octave’s son Jean was a true entrepreneur who helped the company to expand and develop abroad.
Calvet,
an ongoing adventure
A family spirit that has endured
For the Helfrich family, the adventure began in 1979 in Alsace, when Joseph Helfrich launched his business as a producer of wines and sparking wines.
Since 2007, his ambition as a wine lover has been to promote Calvet’s expertise worldwide.
