Many wine producers struggle to make both ends meet these days. Not so Bernard Arnault, a French businessman, who controls an empire that dominates both champagne and cognac. He is now the world’s richest person with an estimated fortune of $180 billion. He controls world-famous champagne brands like Moët & Chandon, Krug, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart and Mercier, as well as the cognac brand Hennessy. But his wealth is more based on handbags branded Louis Vuitton than on wine bottles.
And a small question on why so many wine lovers make an effort to keep him there.
Read more in Per’s article on BKWine Magazine, originally published on Forbes: French wine producer Bernard Arnault bags the top spot as the world’s richest person | Per on Forbes.
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