Even before UNESCO granted Saint-Emilion world heritage status on 2 December, we had decided to establish our premises in this village, whose name is renowned worldwide. "This is the first time UNESCO has ever classified a wine-producing area", Jacques Goudineau, the Mayor of Saint-Emilion, said proudly, when the news was announced.

The community dates back to 1199, when John Lackland, King of England and son of Eleanor of Aquitaine, signed the Treaty of Falaise. The village remained an English ally until the mid-15th century. In those days the vines were called King of Wines. Today they are world-famous.

Official site of the village of Saint-Emilion