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On April 14th 2004, acquisition of the QUINTA DO GRIFFO company, which, in addition to the 7 hectares it currently cultivates, also has an industrial tool that will allow us to process all of the Group's grapes in the Upper-Douro under optimum conditions of quality (with a longer term objective of 24 hectares of supply for the site). April 20th 2004 - signing of a sales agreement concerning premises at 51150 BOUZY - 22, rue Gambetta (former head office of S.C.E.V. RENÉ LALLEMENT). Creation of company DOURO INVEST, under-holding of investment, subsidiary of the Company VRANKEN-POMMERY MONOPOLE, having vocation to carry participations in Portugal. Renewal of the quasi totality of the multi-annual Champagne contracts (grapes supply) which expired in 2004. CHARLES LAFITTE: birth of an autonomous Champagne House, with a new production site in the Tours-sur-Marne of a capacity of 4 million bottles, 22 people working on site and a Head of Cellar to guarantee the style of the House, and the launching of a new "Cuvée": Charles Lafitte 1834.   Exhibition of contemporary art "Genesis Sculpture: Experiment Pommery # 1" at the Domaine POMMERY from May 15, 2004 to October 15, 2004, crowned by an ART AWARDS for the best action of Patronage. After the creation of a "Wines Division" in 2004, VRANKEN-POMMERY MONOPOLE negotiated in May 2005 with the LISTEL Group a world agreement of distribution of the Wines LISTEL trough the international network of VRANKEN-POMMERY MONOPOLE. Champagne sales in volume higher than 20 million bottles. Launching of the vintage Diamond of VRANKEN, positioned in the high-end of the Champagne brand portfolio. Harmonization of the wines portfolio distributed by VRANKEN-POMMERY MONOPOLE (Listel Vin des Sables et La Gordonne Rosé de Provence).