US fine wine auctioneer Hart Davis Hart has announced that its September sale will be the company’s biggest ever auction, potentially realising US$10-15 million.
French police are on the hunt for the perpetrators of a suspected arson attack on Château Cos d’Estournel’s famous 'Zanzibar door' in the Bordeaux appellation of St-Estèphe.
Bordeaux's Thompson's Spirits has launched a limited edition, cask strength, grape-based gin, aged in Sauternes barrels from Château Labouade, in partnership with Swedish sommelier Andreas Larsson.
A Hong Kong-based wine importer has unveiled arguably the most expensive wine dinner in the city at HK$108,000 (US$13,800) a head, featuring a lineup of 14 rare bottles from the 19th century, including a few pre-phylloxera wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy.