Top 10 wines for TWFA Cannes 2014
In October key buying personnel from the travel retail market will descend on Cannes for the sector’s biggest event of the year.
Friday, September 26th, 2014 No Comments »Bordeaux
The Liv-ex five-year wine plan
From Stalin’s Russia to the fine wine investor, everyone needs a five year plan, as Liv-ex director Justin Gibbs explains.
Friday, September 26th, 2014 No Comments »St Emilion estate to ‘equal’ Haut Brion
Prince Robert of Luxembourg has predicted his recent purchase in St Emilion is poised to become “an equal” to first growth Haut Brion and La Mission Haut Brion.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 No Comments »HDH hails $6m Chicago sale
US auctioneer Hart Davis Hart has opened its autumn sales season with a US$6.6 million auction in Chicago, Burgundy leading the way.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 No Comments »Acker’s first HK sale largest of 2014
Acker Merrall & Condit’s first Hong Kong sale of the autumn season proved the continuing health of the Asian auction market.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 No Comments »Burgundy land offers reach fever pitch
The desire to own vineyard land in Burgundy has reached fever pitch, with one producer in the region comparing it to buying a piece of the Eiffel Tower.
Monday, September 22nd, 2014 2 Comments »Staples: Chinese wine boom never happened
The widely reported fine wine boom in China never really happened according to Simon Staples of Berry Bros & Rudd.
Friday, September 19th, 2014 4 Comments »France 2014: the unpredictable vintage
The run up to the 2014 vintage in France has been nothing if not erratic but, as the harvest kicks off in earnest, it may turn out alright.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 No Comments »Indian summer to save the day in Bordeaux?
An Indian summer and burst of September sunshine in Bordeaux may have rescued the fortunes of the 2014 vintage.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 No Comments »Uncorked: Allan Sichel of Maison Sichel
Allan Sichel, managing director of Bordeaux-based négociant, Maison Sichel, on his biggest vices, campfires and funeral wines.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 No Comments »
