Edmond de Rothschild Heritage
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| Industry | Wine, Hospitality, Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Société Française des Hôtels de Montagne |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Founder | Baroness Noémie de Rothschild |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Alexis de la Palme (Chairman of the Board) |
| Owner | Edmond de Rothschild Group |
| Website | edmondderothschildheritage |
The brand Edmond de Rothschild Heritage combines the non-banking lifestyle assets (wine, hotels, restaurants, farming) of the Edmond de Rothschild Group.
The brand's origins date back to the creation in 1920 of the Société Française des Hôtels de Montagne (SFHM) by Baroness Noémie de Rothschild to develop a ski station in Megève (French Alps). The SFHM branched into winemaking, hospitality, food service and production starting in the 1970s, a portfolio of lifestyle assets that were combined in the brand Edmond de Rothschild Heritage in 2016. Alexis de La Palme has been Chairman of the Board since 2015.[1]
History[edit]
After World War I, Noémie de Rothschild (1888-1968) sent her ski instructor Trygve Smith to find a ski spot in the French Alps to compete with St. Moritz (Switzerland). Due to its slope meadows, views of the Mont Blanc, and easy access from Geneva, he recommended Megève.[2] Noémie de Rothschild and her husband Baron Maurice de Rothschild (1881-1957) founded the Société Française des Hôtels de Montagne (SFHM) and built the "Palace des Neiges" hotel in Megève. King Albert I of Belgium was among the first visitors of the resort.[3][4] In 1926, Noémie de Rothschild commissioned the architect Henry Jacques Le Même to build her private chalet in Megève. He designed the Chalet du Mont d'Arbois, the first snow-mountain chalet of modern times.[5][6]
In 1963, Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997), son of Noémie de Rothschild, took over the management of the family properties in Megève.[7] He bought the neighboring chalets and transformed the Chalet du Mont d'Arbois into a hotel.[2][8]
The Rothschild family has been associated with wines since Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired the Château Mouton in 1853 and James Mayer de Rothschild acquired the Château Lafite in 1868.[9] In 1973, Edmond de Rothschild purchased the winery Château Clarke (and Château Malmaison) in the Médoc in France and renovated it,[9] releasing the domain's first bottle in 1978.[10] In 1990, Edmond de Rothschild launched a cheese-production farm in his family estate in France (Ferme des Trente Arpents) to produce the cheese AOC Brie de Meaux.[11][12] In 1997, the company acquired the Friedrickburg Estate in Franschhoek (South Africa) with the Rupert family to create the Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons vineyard.[13]
In 1998, following the passing of Edmond de Rothschild, his son Benjamin de Rothschild (1963-2021) and his wife Ariane de Rothschild took over the management of the SFHM.[11] The same year, along with other investors (including Laurent Dassault), they founded the Clos de los Siete in the Uco Valley (Argentina) to produce the wine Flechas de los Andes.[14] They then acquired the Château des Laurets and Château de Malengin in Saint-Émilion (France) in 2003,[15] and participated in the creation of the Champagne Barons de Rothschild in association with other members of the Rothschild family.[16] In 2012, 24 hectares of Marlborough Vineyards (New Zealand) were purchased to produce the Rimapere wine.[17]
In 2016, the brand Edmond de Rothschild Heritage was created to combine all the lifestyle assets of the Edmond de Rothschild Group developed since the foundation of the SFHM in 1920.[18] In 2018, Edmond de Rothschild Heritage inaugurated a 5-star ski hotel and resort in Megève branded Four Seasons.[19][20] The company expanded in Spain with the launch, along with Vega Sicilia, of the winery Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild Y Vega Sicilia - Macán in La Rioja in 2017[21] and the opening of the hotel Palacio de Samaniego in Rioja Alavesa in 2021.[22] In 2022, Heritage bought the New Zealand winery Akarua in the Central Otago wine region.[23]
Description[edit]
Edmond de Rothschild Heritage combines the non-banking lifestyle assets owned by the Edmond de Rothschild Group, including wine, hospitality, restaurants and farming. The wineries owned by Edmond de Rothschild Heritage produce 3.5 million bottles of wine every year.[9] Edmond de Rothschild Heritage owns 250 Holstein cows for the production of Brie de Meaux Fermier AOC in Seine-et-Marne, France, and produces honey, terrine, jam and other farm products.[24]
| Industry | Name | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine | Château Clarke | Listrac-Médoc (Bordeaux, France) | |
| Château Malmaison | Moulis-en-Médoc (Bordeaux, France) | ||
| Château de Malengin | Montagne Saint-Émilion (Bordeaux, France) | ||
| Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons | Franschhoek Valley (South Africa) | Partner: Rupert family | |
| Château des Laurets | Puisseguin Saint-Émilion (Bordeaux, France) | ||
| Flechas de los Andes | Vista Flores (Mendoza, Argentina) | Partner: Laurent Dassault | |
| Rimapere | Rapaura Road (New Zealand) | ||
| Akarua | Central Otago (New Zealand) | ||
| Macán | La Rioja (Spain) | Partner: Vega Sicilia | |
| Hotel | Megève Four Seasons | Megève (France) | |
| Les Chalets du Mont d'Arbois | Megève (France) | ||
| La Ferme du Golf | Megève (France) | ||
| Palacio de Samaniego | Rioja Alavesa (Spain) | ||
| Food service | La Dame de Pic - Le 1920 | Megève (France) | |
| Le Club du Mont'd'Arbois | Megève (France) | ||
| Tierra y Vino | Rioja Alavesa (Spain) | ||
| Cheese | Ferme des Trente Arpents | Favières-en-Brie (France) | Brie de Meaux Fermier AOC |
| Stores | Épicerie Noémie | Megève (France) | Delicatessen |
| Cellier des 30 Arpents[25] | Favières (France) | Farm products |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Alexis de La Palme: family man". Glion Institute - The Insider. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ a b Usborne, Simon (2018-10-10). "High style: inside the Rothschilds' lavish new retreat in Megève". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ The history of the ski resort of Megeve, Cimalpes.ski
- ^ Donna Richardson, The French aristo-chic ski destination like no other, Skiluxemagazine.com
- ^ The history of the ski resort of Megeve, Cimalpes
- ^ Hamish Kilburn, Four Seasons opens Les Chalets du Mont d’Arbois, Megève, Hotel Designs, 9 December 2019
- ^ (in French) Annie Barbaccia, A Megève, le nouveau refuge des Rothschild, Lefigaro.fr, 12 October 2017
- ^ (fr) Nathalie Lamoureux, Le siècle des Rothschild à Megève, Le Point, 19 December 2020]
- ^ a b c Adam Montefiore, Wine Talk: Maintaining and building a legacy, Jpost.com, 29 August 2018
- ^ Lawther, James; Johnson, Hugh (2010-09-07). The Finest Wines of Bordeaux: A Regional Guide to the Best Châteaux and Their Wines. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26657-5.
- ^ a b Consigny, Chloé (2018-06-26). "Edmond de Rothschild, une holding très lifestyle". The Good Life (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Alexander Lobrano, A Brie Binge East of Paris, Nytimes.com, 30 October 2014
- ^ "The wines of Rupert & Rothschild, South Africa". www.wineanorak.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Matt Kramer, Two Worlds of Argentine Wines, Wsj.com, 19 March 2010
- ^ Mustacich, Suzanne (2021-01-28). "Benjamin de Rothschild, Banking and Wine Heavyweight, Dies at 57". Wine Spectator. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Jennifer Ladonne, The New Barons of Bubbly, France Today, 22 January 2012
- ^ Bob Campbell, Rothschild increases New Zealand wine investment, Therealreview.com, 23 January 2020
- ^ (in French) Carole Bellemare, Alexis de La Palme, nouveau défi avec Edmond de Rothschild Heritage, Lefigaro.fr, 25 November 2016
- ^ Mary Winston Nicklin, Four Seasons Opens Second Luxury Hotel in Megève, Luxurytraveladvisor.com, 17 December 2019
- ^ Edmond de Rothschild Heritage and Four Seasons Announce First European Four Seasons Ski Destination in French Alps of Megève, Hospitalitynet.org, 8 December 2016
- ^ (in Spanish) Mikel Ormazabal, Rothschild y Vega Sicilia inauguran su bodega en La Rioja alavesa para elaborar un “vino de leyenda”, Elpais.com, 16 June 2017
- ^ (in Spanish) Fernando Gallardo, Palacio de Samaniego, cuando la Rioja Alavesa es puro refinamiento, Elpais.com, 27 March 2021
- ^ Riley, Lisa (2022-05-13). "Edmond de Rothschild Heritage purchases Central Otago winery Akarua". Decanter. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ Romeo, Claudia (2021-07-14). "Brie de Meaux can only be produced by a handful of farms in France. We went behind the scenes to see how it's made". Insider. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Seine-et-Marne. La ferme des Trente Arpents ouvre sa propre épicerie : Le Cellier