You’ve probably heard it before. “How do you make a small fortune in wine? You start with a big fortune.” Looking at the list of France’s riches people, this seems to be only partially true. Many of France’s wealthiest persons or families own vineyards. However, there are only a few who have become wealthy thanks to their winemaking. In this article we look at who on France’s Rich List also own vineyards and which vineyards they own.
It is an impressive list with many famous, not to say super-famous names. For example, almost all of the big, famous champagne houses, the ones that “everyone” drinks, are owned by one or another of France’s multi-billionaires. (Perhaps one should instead go for the growers’ champagnes instead if one is not so keen on making the rich even richer.)
Read more in Per’s article on BKWine Magazine, originally published on Forbes: The richest people in France who are also vineyard owners | Per on Forbes
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