Vranken-Pommery is the second largest champagne group. Its portfolio comprises the leading brands of VRANKEN with its Diamant and Demoiselle vintages, POMMERY with its Louise and POP vintages, CHARLES LAFITTE and HEIDSIECK & C° MONOPOLE. Vranken-Pommery owns the ROZES and TERRAS DO GRIFO port wine brands. Finally, the group is the leader in France in Rosé Wines with Sable de Camargue - Gris de Gris – from LISTEL and les Côtes de Provence – Rosé Wines – from BILLETTE. The Vranken-Pommery Group, Europe’s leading wine grower, directly manages vines covering over 2,500 hectares.
The Guards Polo Club is based at Smiths Lawn, in Windsor Great Park, which is thought to have been named after a game keeper at the time of the Restoration in the 17th century. The Club has ten polo pitches on 53 hectares (130 acres) and stables, paddocks and training facilities four miles away at Flemish Farm. The Queen and Prince Philip opened a new, purpose-built clubhouse and Royal box in front of a selection of club members at Smiths Lawn on Sunday 26 April 2009.