The gigantic French group of companies "Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy" was created in 1987. The founder and chairman of the board Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (*1949) also owns 47.5% of the shares (64% of the voting rights) of the company through his holding company "Groupe Arnault". The Groupe Arnault has a dominant shareholding in the production of champagne through its five affiliated...
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The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena