Recently, in the list of France's 500 richest people published by the financial magazine Challenge, Bernard Arnault, Cheval Blanc and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) are the richest people in France with assets of 34.6 billion euros (about 242.2 billion yuan). Looking at the entire list, more than 10% of the people on the list are involved in the French wine sector.
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With more than 50 brands, Arnault's LVMH Group is the world's largest boutique group, not only including well-known wine brands such as Krug, Dom Perignon and Hakuba, but also in the fields of spirits, perfumes, fashion, jewelry and so on, making it the richest man in France.
Serge Dassault, the current chairman and CEO of Group Dassault, now has assets of €17.3 billion, up one place from last year to 4th. Dassault Is involved in investments in software, media and aerospace products, and is also the owner of Chateau Dassault, a Saint-Emilion appellation in Bordeaux.
The Wertheimer family owns not only the well-known luxury brand Chanel, but also the French chateau Rauzan Segla and Chateau Canon. The two brothers are ranked 7th on this rich list, with total assets of 16.6 billion euros.
Francois-Henri Pinault, owner of France's Kering group and owner of other well-known wineries such as Chateau Latour and Araujo Estate Wines in Napa Valley, ranked 8th this time, worth 12.7 billion euros.
The head of the Castel Group, Europe's first and world's second largest wine company, pierre Castel, has assets that follow Chateau Labegorce's holder, François Perrodo, at 11th place at €7.5 billion.
It is worth mentioning that the only new person involved in the wine field this time is Henri Frederic Roch of Domaine Leroy. He is the current representative and co-owner of the Quercus family in Romani Conti (DRC), owning 25% of the winery. He is now worth €135 million, tied for 392nd place with the Pol Roger family.
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