Hart Davis Hart has said it has retained its position as the leading fine wine auctioneer in the US in the first part of the year.
Auction house Christie’s has said it set new records for Jacques Selosse, Domaine Leroy and Madeira at its recent two-day sale in New York.
China’s leading wine importer COFCO has slashed its 2016 Bordeaux en primeur purchases by 50% in volume compared to the 2015 campaign, a direct result of this year’s price increases and lacklustre demand from domestic consumers.
Five men have been jailed for their part in a failed attempt to break into the wine cellar of famed collector Michel-Jack Chasseuil, who was threatened with a Kalashnikov rifle during the terrifying ordeal in 2014.
