Bonhams announces charity collaboration with Champagne Barons de Rotschild

By Hamish Graham

Published: 27 June, 2025

London auction house Bonhams has announced a charity collaboration with Champagne Barons de Rotschild in honour of the house’s inaugural prestige cuvée, Le Grand Clos 2019.

The new wine will be the centrepiece of an upcoming Bonham’s sale, running from 3 to 15 July, the proceeds from which will be donated to the One Drop Foundation. The clean water charity, founded by Guy Laliberté, aims to empower communities to solve the water crisis through innovation and sustainable action.

The release marks the 20th anniversary of Champagne Barons de Rotschild as well as the global debut of Le Grand Clos.

Lot 1 on offer at the auction will include the first three number bottles of the new cuvée, each bearing the three signatures of three Rotschild barons: Benjamin de Rothschild, Eric de Rothschild and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild.

The three bottles will be presented in a bespoke oak box, and the winner of the auction will receive an experience package including a tour of the winery, an overnight stay in Champagne and lunch or dinner with a member of the Rotschild family.

Amayès Aouli, global head of wine & spirits at Bonhams, commented: “We are deeply honoured to be entrusted by the Rothschild family to present to the market the first-ever bottles of the exceptional cuvée Le Grand Clos from Champagne Barons de Rothschild, with proceeds going to One Drop Foundation.

“The July sale in London offers an historical moment and a unique opportunity to acquire the very first numbered bottles released, to experience a full visit of the new winery in Champagne, and to support the vital cause of accessing clean waters.”

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