Lur-Saluces Challenges LVMH Deal for Yquem
Issue: February 28, 1997
February 28, 1997 Lur-Saluces Challenges LVMH Deal for Yquem The battle is on for Château d'Yquem, the great Bordeaux sweet-wine estate. Yquem's co-owner and longtime director, Count Alexandre de Lur-Saluces, said he had filed a lawsuit asking a French court to cancel a deal that makes luxury-goods company LVMH Moët-Hennessy Louis Vuitton a majority owner in the legendary Sauternes winery.
For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands February 28, 1997.