For more than 700 years, the Dampierre family has been associated with the Champagne region. As early as 1300, the jurisdiction of Guy de Dampierre, Count of Flanders and governor of Champagne, stretched from Bruges to Reims. Today, the Dampierre Champagnes have reached cult status amongst the bubbly cognoscenti; the Dampierre name is regularly associated with the world's most exclusive restaurants, as well as French presidential, ministerial and ambassadorial residences.