Recent Blog Posts
- 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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Why steal a bottle of Bordeaux?
Date posted: August 13, 2009
Bordeaux wine was been in the news recently. A single bottle of the 1945 vintage of Chateau Mouton Rothschild (one of very few bottles available worldwide and estimated to be worth £12,000), along with three other less notable wines, was stolen from a wine store in Hopkinton, near Boston (Massachusetts) in a classic ‘distract and grab’ theft. Fortunately for the store owners, the vintage wine was restored unopened and undamaged.
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Bordeaux 2008 en primeur – the market should dictate the price, not Parker
Date posted: May 7, 2009
It comes as no great surprise that Robert Parker’s high scores for the Bordeaux 2008 vintage have caused quite a stir in the fine wine investment market. However, UK fine wine specialists Berry Bros. have warned that such high praise could bring an end to the en primeur campaign. Read full story...
Bordeaux 2008 en primeur – opinions begin to crystallize…
Date posted: May 1, 2009
As the initial hubris surrounding the 2008 Bordeaux en primeur campaign begins to subside, it has becoming increasingly clear that 2008 Bordeaux wines will not ultimately prove a vintage highly suited for those seeking fine wine investment. Read full story...
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