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Armand Rousseau blazes a trail at Bonhams’ sale
Over half of the sale’s £750,000 total was generated by a single collection.
Posted on: 18th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Auction results
Tagged: Armand Rousseau Bonhams London Latour Georges Roumier sale auction
Fine Burgundy pushes Sotheby’s sale to £1.5 million
The house’s final sale of the summer closed ‘well over’ high estimates.
Posted on: 17th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Auction results
Tagged: Sotheby's sale auction London Burgundy Armand Rousseau Petrus Haut-Brion Mouton Rothschild Lafite Domaine Leflaive
No Wasps, No Wine
Ever wondered why wasps exist? For one, wasps are absolutely essential for turning grapes into wine.
Posted on: 13th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Wine Making
Tagged: Wine grapes winemaking wine trivia fun facts
Burgundy outperforms all other regions
Prices for Burgundy have risen 'relentlessly' in 2018.
Posted on: 11th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Wine Market News
Tagged: Burgundy Liv-ex indices region 150 2018 Bordeaux Rhone rise value growth
All Liv-ex indices rise in June
The gains are largely down to the strong dollar.
Posted on: 10th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Wine Investment, Wine Market News,
Tagged: June 2018 gains market Liv-ex indices Bordeaux USA Italy July
Upcoming London wine auctions expected to realise over £1m
Top Burgundy and other fine wines are offered by Sotheby’s and Bonhams this week.
Posted on: 9th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Auction results, Wine Investment,
Tagged: London auction sale Sotheby's Bonhams Bordeaux Burgundy blue chip fine wine label First Growth
Dominus 2014 leads US wine trade
An increasing number of US wines are trading on the secondary market.
Posted on: 6th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Wine Investment, Wine Market News,
Tagged: US wines trade Screaming Eagle Dominus Opus One California vintage market
Merchants overestimated Bordeaux 2017 release prices by 17%
Release prices were lower than expected for the majority of merchants surveyed.
Posted on: 5th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Bordeaux en Primeur, Wine Investment,
Tagged: merchant release price 2017 Bordeaux campaign prediction Liv-ex Mission Haut Brion Pavie
Burgundy pushes Liv-ex 1000 up 1.4%
The broadest market measure follows the Liv-ex 100 with growth in June.
Posted on: 4th July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Wine Investment
Tagged: Liv-ex 1000 market Burgundy indices growth gains Bordeaux investment Champagne
Liv-ex 100 gains a solid 1.1% in June
The market seems unfazed by a lacklustre En Primeur campaign.
Posted on: 3rd July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Bordeaux en Primeur, Closer Look, Wine Investment,
Tagged: Liv-ex June En Primeur gains 2009 Sassicaia Petrus DRC Latour Ducru Beaucaillou Richebourg
Beaujolais moves closer to establishing Premier Crus
A major cartographic project has been completed backing official recognition for the region’s newly delimited climats.
Posted on: 2nd July 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Wine Making
Tagged: Beaujolais Burgundy Premier Cru climat Grand Bourgogne region cartography
Liv-ex calls Bordeaux 2017 campaign a ‘risky strategy’
Both volume and value dropped significantly this year.
Posted on: 29th June 2018 by Rachel England
Posted in: Bordeaux en Primeur, Wine Investment,
Tagged: Bordeaux 2017 En Primeur campaign sales volume value First Growths Liv-ex report chateaux market