Time flies

(1) On the land of Hongyanrong Winery, wine grapes were planted and vineyards were opened in the 14th century. O-Briand Manor has a long history and unpredictable changes in the Greve district in the south of Bordeaux. In 1520, it belonged to the mayor of Libon. Becoming a winery worthy of its name began in 1525. At that time, Jeanne de Bellon, the daughter of the mayor of Libourne near Bordeaux, married the wealthy aristocrat Jean de Pontac. Jeanne is beautiful and charming and is the mayor's favorite child. When she got married, the beauty Rongyuan gave her daughter as a dowry. Jeanne is a stunning beauty and is naturally loved by her husband in every possible way. The Pontac family was a wealthy family with a prosperous business. After acquiring the park, they spent huge sums of money to build houses throughout the park. Today's registered trademark, the Old Castle, was based on 1550. In 1533, Jean de Pontac bought the Maison Noble de Haut-Brion, a mansion next to the manor, for Jeanne, and incorporated the land into the winery. Soon he built the beautiful and beautiful castle for his wife next to the mansion. Hongyanrong Manor Castle can be called the most romantic, beautiful and elegant among the Bordeaux winery castles. Therefore, wine labels have always used this as the trademark pattern. The Pontac family has owned Chateau Hongyanrong from generation to generation. The buildings in the original manor included four buildings and a church. One of the buildings and the church were damaged one after another, so there were only three buildings left. The Pendak family purchased scattered pieces of land and useful land near the manor to expand the area of ??the entire manor.

In 1666, the Pontac family opened Pontacs Head Tavern in London, specializing in French cuisine and fine wines. At that time, it was a gathering place for fashionable people and fashionable intellectuals in London. At that time, French wine was exported to the UK in bulk and was bottled and labeled in English only after arriving in the UK. Rouge was the first wine to be bottled in its country of origin and sold in the UK with a French label. Very popular and very expensive. At that time, Hongyanrong usually opened at 550 lira (Livres) per ton every year. Latour is 450 lire per ton and Lafite is 410 lire per ton. The price of each bottle of O'Brien in this tavern is more than three times that of ordinary foreign wine. In 1749, the family was divided due to different heirs, and 2/3 belonged to the Fumel family, the owner of Margaux Garden.

(2) At the end of the 17th century, Francois, a descendant of the Pontac family, had no children. After his death, the beautiful house fell into the hands of his brother-in-law, the Fumel family. Joseph de Fumel was the owner of the estate in the 18th century. He devoted himself to the integration of the winery territory. In February 1789, he exchanged land with his neighbors and tried to fill in the paths between the vineyards. stand up. When the French Revolution broke out, the foresighted owner Joseph gave up his mansion, distributed his family wealth to the poor, and was elected mayor of Bordeaux. In July 1794, during the French Revolution, the heir to the Fumel family was guillotined and the estate was confiscated. After the Revolution, descendants of the Fumel family bought it back. In 1801 Joseph's nephew sold it to Talleyrand, then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Napoleonic dynasty.

(3) Purchased by Egene Larrieu of the Larrieu family in 1836. In 1838, 1/3 of the park that had been dispersed 100 years ago was purchased back, and the famous park was restored to its original appearance. He owned the winery until the end of World War I, and changed hands several times in the 1920s. During the 19th century, the Larrieu family spent a lot of time and thought on fighting various grape diseases, so they did not pay as much attention to the exterior decoration of the manor as before. However, although the vineyards had been attacked by the bacteria and the harvest was poor, they still Quite capable of living a luxurious life.

(4) In 1932, when the vineyard was under poor management and almost in ruins, in 1935, the winery was sold to Clarence Dillon, a banker who controlled the purchasing and marketing. . A well-known interior designer friend, Dolly Hoffman, helped redesign the manor. They bought a large wine cabinet, tables, chairs, and other furniture from auctions and antique dealers. After a world war and enemy occupation, they repaired the damage and installed a backup ladder. In 1935, Dillon loved to drink wine and decided to buy a top winery in the Bordeaux region.

The original decision was to talk about Chateau Cheval Blanc in St. Emilion. Because it was raining heavily and foggy that day, the weather was cold. I feel uncomfortable and want to find a place to rest and recuperate. As a result, we walked into Hongyanrong Winery not far from the city. Being hungry and cold, Di Long enjoyed drinking the beautiful wine and eating the delicious meals prepared by the winery. After a discussion, we learned that the owner wanted to sell the winery, so the two parties hit it off and concluded the deal on the spot. Dillon and his descendants have owned Red Face Winery since the beginning. Dillon’s son, Douglas Dillon (Dillon’s son, Karen Douglas, served as the U.S. Ambassador to France in 1954, and after returning to the United States in his later years, became the Secretary of Finance in the Kennedy Administration). In 1953, he became the U.S. Ambassador to France and of course the owner of the winery. In 1967, Douglas's daughter Joan married the Prince of Luxembourg, and Chateau Hongyanrong became her dowry, and she has been in charge of it ever since. After the death of the prince, the winery of Hongyanrong followed Joan and was transferred to Duc de Morchy in 1978, and Duc de Morchy became the current chairman of the winery. Clarence Douglas's daughter Joan marries Charles of Luxembourg. After the death of her husband, Joan remarried Duke Musi (now the owner of the garden) in 1978. Joan is a capable woman. After taking over the management of this winery in 1975, she began to work hard and corrected the mistakes from 1966 to 1974 one by one, eventually making it a world-class winery. The Hauptbahnhof is now owned by the Americans.