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Recent Blog Posts

2010 Vintage Receives Preliminary Assessment 15/08/2010
Plan Unveiled to Drastically Reduce ‘Basic Bordeaux’ 5/08/2010
Concours Mondial du Sauvignon Launched During Bordeaux Fete le Vin 10/07/2010
Chateau Cos d’Estournel Still Popular Among Consumers, Even at €289 and €300 a Bottle 7/07/2010
High Prices of Bordeaux 2009 Risk Alienating US Buyers 29/06/2010

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Press Coverage

Far Eastern Promise The Drinks Business, 25/05/2010
Chinese buy up French wines in New Year Spree The Scotsman, 25/05/2010

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Investment in fine wines was a regular feature in most investment guides throughout 2009, moving out from occupying a niche market position to one that increased in attractiveness as the global financial meltdown hit regular investment assets, including stocks and bonds, unit trusts etc. In some cases, fine wine investments have outperformed other assets by more than 400%. 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...

Liv-ex director campaigns for change

Date posted: July 27, 2009

Liv-ex director James Miles believes there is a desperate need for a complete overhaul of the en primeur system to give it greater transparency as well as provide buyers with greater protection.
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Market Movements

Ten best performers

Last month Last 3 months Last 6 months 1m / 3m / 6m

1. Latour (1998) £3801.00 +39%
2. DRC, Tache (2000) £968.14 +33%

3. Pin (1985) £18000.00 +33%
4. Lynch Bages (1997) £662.31 +30%

5. Petrus (1988) £13956.25 +29%
6. Petrus (2007) £11935.00 +27%

7. DRC, Romanee Conti (2004) £4927.50 +26%
8. Pichon Baron (1998) £753.83 +25%

9. DRC, Romanee St Vivant (1998) £452.80 +25%
10. Louis Roederer Cristal (2000) £855.58 +23%

1. Ducru Beaucaillou (1983) £1154.62 +65%
2. Suduiraut (1997) £559.10 +51%

3. Rieussec (1989) £780.00 +49%
4. Ausone (1986) £2400.00 +48%

5. DRC, Romanee Conti (2004) £4927.50 +41%
6. Lafite Rothschild (1997) £7414.62 +36%

7. Latour (2008) £6408.11 +34%
8. Carruades de Lafite (1998) £3146.35 +33%

9. Latour (1998) £3801.00 +31%
10. Dom Perignon (1999) £582.60 +31%

1. Ausone (1986) £2400.00 +48%
2. Ausone (1988) £2062.93 -3%

3. Petrus (1989) £34638.70 +2%
4. Latour (1998) £3801.00 +31%

5. Ducru Beaucaillou (1983) £1154.62 +65%
6. Latour (2008) £6408.11 +34%

7. Lafite Rothschild (2008) £8973.21 +8%
8. Margaux (2008) £4402.34 +21%

9. Carruades de Lafite (2007) £2977.00 +24%
10. Lafite Rothschild (2006) £7358.28 +12%

Ten worst performers