Chateauonline, probably the most successful European internet wine shop, has been bought by CL Financial. The value of the transaction has not been made public. They control today eg. Hine and Monier cognac and Angostura Bitter. According to our information Chateauonline achieved break even for the first time in 2004 and had a turn over of around 10€ M. www.clfinancial.com, www.chateauonline.com