The passion for wine that runs in the French branch of the Rothschild family was born in 1868 when James de Rothschild purchased Château Lafite. After more than a century of family history tied to the world of wine, Baron Edmond de Rothschild (great-grandson of James) took the adventure further in 1973 by acquiring famous properties in Bordeaux. He then founded the Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild, and has taken the business worldwide producing top quality wines around the globe.