Ronald and Margaret at their Bordeaux Chateau Coulon Laurensac

Ronald and Margaret Rens

With Saskia de Rothschild (Lafite Rothschild)

Ronald with Saskia de Rothschild (Lafite Rothschild)

With Jean-Philippe Delmas (Haut Brion)

Ronald with Jean Phillippe Delmas (Haut Brion)

With Philippe Sereys de Rothschild(Mouton Rothschild)

With Philippe Sereys de Rothschild

With Eduard and Alain Vauthier (Ausone)

With Eduard and Alain Vauthier (Ausone)

With Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos (Chateau Margaux)

With Hélène Génin (Chateau Latour)

Ronald with Hélène Génin

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