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.
History 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. 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.The history of the ski resort of Megeve, Cimalpes.skiDonna Richardson, The French aristo-chic ski destination like no other, Skiluxemagazine.com 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.The history of the ski resort of Megeve, CimalpesHamish Kilburn, Four Seasons opens Les Chalets du Mont d’Arbois, Megève, Hotel Designs, 9 December 2019
In 1963, Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1926-1997), son of Noémie de Rothschild, took over the management of the family properties in Megève. Annie Barbaccia, A Megève, le nouveau refuge des Rothschild, Lefigaro.fr, 12 October 2017 He bought the neighboring chalets and transformed the Chalet du Mont d'Arbois into a hotel.(fr) Nathalie Lamoureux, Le siècle des Rothschild à Megève, Le Point, 19 December 2020]
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.Adam Montefiore, Wine Talk: Maintaining and building a legacy, Jpost.com, 29 August 2018 In 1973, Edmond de Rothschild purchased the winery Château Clarke (and Château Malmaison) in the Médoc in France and renovated it, releasing the domain's first bottle in 1978. 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.Alexander Lobrano, A Brie Binge East of Paris, Nytimes.com, 30 October 2014 In 1997, the company acquired the Friedrickburg Estate in Franschhoek (South Africa) with the Rupert family to create the Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons vineyard.
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. 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.Matt Kramer, Two Worlds of Argentine Wines, Wsj.com, 19 March 2010 They then acquired the Château des Laurets and Château de Malengin in Saint-Émilion (France) in 2003, and participated in the creation of the Champagne Barons de Rothschild in association with other members of the Rothschild family.Jennifer Ladonne, The New Barons of Bubbly, France Today, 22 January 2012 In 2012, 24 hectares of Marlborough Vineyards (New Zealand) were purchased to produce the Rimapere wine.Bob Campbell, Rothschild increases New Zealand wine investment, Therealreview.com, 23 January 2020
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. Carole Bellemare, Alexis de La Palme, nouveau défi avec Edmond de Rothschild Heritage, Lefigaro.fr, 25 November 2016 In 2018, Edmond de Rothschild Heritage inaugurated a 5-star ski hotel and resort in Megève branded Four Seasons.Mary Winston Nicklin, Four Seasons Opens Second Luxury Hotel in Megève, Luxurytraveladvisor.com, 17 December 2019Edmond de Rothschild Heritage and Four Seasons Announce First European Four Seasons Ski Destination in French Alps of Megève, Hospitalitynet.org, 8 December 2016 The company expanded in Spain with the launch, along with Vega Sicilia, of the winery Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia - Macán in La Rioja in 2017 Mikel Ormazabal, Rothschild y Vega Sicilia inauguran su bodega en La Rioja alavesa para elaborar un “vino de leyenda”, Elpais.com, 16 June 2017 and the opening of the hotel Palacio de Samaniego in Rioja Alavesa in 2021. Fernando Gallardo, Palacio de Samaniego, cuando la Rioja Alavesa es puro refinamiento, Elpais.com, 27 March 2021 In 2022, Heritage bought the New Zealand winery Akarua in the Central Otago wine region.
Description 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. 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.
+Assets 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) AkaruaCentral 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'ArboisMegève (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 ArpentsSeine-et-Marne. La ferme des Trente Arpents ouvre sa propre épicerie : Le Cellier Favières (France) Farm products
See also Edmond de Rothschild Group Edmond de Rothschild Foundations
References
External links Official website