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- Fine Wine Investment Seminar, Wednesday 12th February 4/02/2014
- The Wine Advocate’s Grand World Tour 2014 20/01/2014
- Fighting Counterfeit 11/11/2013
- The Classés of 2012: Trends over the past year 4/10/2013
- Bordeaux 2010: The Latest Opinion 22/02/2013
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Bordeaux fine wines – why so expensive?
Date posted: November 19, 2009
As referenced in an earlier update, in 1985 a single bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite wine was sold for an astonishing £105,000.
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Vintage wines with perfect scores
Date posted: October 19, 2009
Is there such a thing as a ‘perfect’ wine? Ever since Robert Parker devised his wine rating system, obtaining a perfect score or 100 point rating has been the dream of many a wine producer. Read full story...
20 valuable resources for fine wine
Date posted: October 16, 2009
Here are our top 20 resources for fine wine on the web:
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Early Bordeaux harvest fuelling excitement
Date posted: September 25, 2009
The eagerly expected Bordeaux 2009 vintage got off to an early start with the Pessac Léognan estate Château Carbonnieux commencing their harvest on August 27, at least a week ahead of the normal September harvest date.
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Liv-ex indices rising, led by Lafite
Date posted: September 8, 2009
Just a few years ago, fine wines investment was considered a niche market, with very few investors. However, the global financial meltdown has seen more investors scrambling to find safer investment opportunities and, in the process, have started investing more heavily in fine wines. Many sceptics thought that this wouldn’t last. But in an unexpected development, fine wines have continued to outperform stock indices in both the UK and the US. Read full story...
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Auction News
- Weekend Wine Auctions Raise $18 million wine-searcher.com, 25/03/2014
- Hart Wine Auction Totals $5.05 Million as Lafite ’82 Leads Sale businessweek.com, 25/03/2014
- Sotheby’s hails success of Drouhin direct cellar auction decanter.com, 11/03/2014