His granddaughter Julia entered into matrimony with Louis-Alexandre Marnier, who comes from a family of wine merchants responsible for the distribution of Lapostolle’s products. It was he who introduced the world to the iconic Grand Marnier orange and cognac liqueur in 1880. In 2016, the renowned French brand was acquired by the Italian spirits group Campari for a staggering €684 million.
In the picturesque landscape of Chile’s Apalta Valley, a legacy of winemaking excellence started to take root in 1994 when Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet, both French, were captivated by the South American region’s allure.
Their son Charles de Bournet Marnier Lapostolle, the seventh generation of the highly respected and pioneering wine and spirits company, Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle, currently helms the family business. With a storied legacy, their provenance can be traced all the way back to 1827 when Jean-Baptiste Lapostolle first built a distillery in a small city outside of Paris.
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