Editing Rothschild family (section)

=== Wine ===
[[File:Chateau Lafite.jpg|thumb|[[Château Lafite Rothschild]], Bordeaux. Alongside [[Château Mouton Rothschild]], it is perhaps the most prestigious of the many Rothschild wine estates.]]

The Rothschild family has been in the winemaking industry for 150 years.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.rothschild.info/wine/
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030925015740/http://www.rothschild.info/wine/
 |archive-date=25 September 2003 |title=Rothschild.info – WINE
 |website=rothschild.info
}}</ref> In 1853, [[Nathaniel de Rothschild]] purchased [[Château Brane-Mouton]] and renamed it [[Château Mouton Rothschild]]. In 1868, [[James Mayer de Rothschild]] purchased the neighbouring Château Lafite and renamed it [[Château Lafite Rothschild]].

Today, the Rothschild family owns many wine estates: their estates in France include [[Château Clarke]], Château de Malengin, [[Château Clerc-Milon]], [[Château d'Armailhac]], [[Château Duhart-Milon]], [[Château Lafite Rothschild]], Château de Laversine, [[Château des Laurets]], [[Château L'Évangile]], Château Malmaison, Château de Montvillargenne, [[Château Mouton Rothschild]], [[Château de la Muette]], [[Château Rieussec]] and Château Rothschild d'Armainvilliers. They also own wine estates across North America, South America, South Africa and Australia.

Especially, [[Château Mouton Rothschild]] and [[Château Lafite Rothschild]] are classified as '''Premier Cru Classé'''—i.e., [[First Growth]], the status referring to a classification of wines from the [[Bordeaux]] region of France.

[[Saskia de Rothschild]] was named Chairwoman of [[Château Lafite Rothschild]] in 2018, succeeding her father, [[Éric de Rothschild]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-06-15 |title=Jancis Robinson on Saskia de Rothschild, new head of Château Lafite |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4c4597ce-6e96-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/4c4597ce-6e96-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref> [[Château Mouton Rothschild]] was managed by [[Philippine de Rothschild]] until her death in 2014. It is now under the direction of her son Philippe Sereys de Rothschild.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-10 |title=Philippe Sereys de Rothschild takes over the family business |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/43c8c692-1341-11e5-ad26-00144feabdc0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/43c8c692-1341-11e5-ad26-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref>