Smith Haut Lafitte Completes White Grape Harvest as Red Picking Gets Under Way
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, a grand cru classe vineyard in the Pessac-Leognan appellation of Bordeaux to the south of the city, has...
Sep 13, 2017
Romanee-Conti '03 Sells for More Than $15,000 a bottle at Sotheby's New York
A three-bottle lot of Romanee-Conti 2003 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Grand Cru Burgundy sold for $46,550 at Sotheby's in New York this...
Sep 13, 2017
Gruaud Larose, Carruades Lead Bordeaux Wine Performance This Year on Liv-ex
Chateau Gruaud Larose, a Saint Julien second growth, is the best performing Bordeaux on the Liv-ex market so far this year along with...
Sep 2, 2017
Champagne Region to Start Harvest This Week
Much of the Champagne region will start the 2017 harvest this week, with precise dates depending on individual villages and grape...
Aug 30, 2017
Wine App Vivino Targets European Expansion After Fundraising
Wine app Vivino is expanding its online purchasing and rating business into three more European countries this quarter as it seeks to...
Aug 13, 2017
Bordeaux Wine Estate Chateau Fauchey Sold to Chinese Investor
Photo: Maxwell Baynes Vineyards / Christie's International Real Estate A Chinese property investment company acquired French wine estate...
Aug 7, 2017
Bordeaux Edges Higher on Liv-ex in July, Extending Rally to 20 Months
The Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Index, a broad measure of top wine estates and labels from across the region, rose 0.9 percent in July, extending...
Aug 7, 2017
Angelus Plans New Winery for Carillon, Seeks More Vineyard Land
Saint Emilion first growth wine estate Chateau Angelus is pressing ahead with expansion plans this year and keeping up its hopes for a...
Jul 3, 2017
Almaviva Marks 20th Anniversary as Wine Team Faces Challenge of Dry Vintages
Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, owner of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, has succeeded through its Almaviva joint venture with...
Jul 3, 2017
Prosecco DOC Output Hits Record in 2016 Even as Rapid Growth Slows
Production of northern Italy’s flagship white sparkling wine Prosecco from the newly designated Denominazione di Origine Controllata...
Jul 3, 2017
Vieux Chateau Certan Posts 28% Increase to Round Off Bordeaux 2016, Liv-ex Says
VIeux Chateau Certan in Pomerol rounded off the Bordeaux 2016 en primeur sales campaign with the announcement last week of a 28 percent...
Jun 23, 2017
Bordeaux 2016 Price Increases Accelerate as Wines Go on Sale
The pace of price increases for the Bordeaux 2016 vintage picked up this month, with Chateau Pavie and Chateau Angelus in Saint Emilion...
May 28, 2017
Ngakirikiri 2013 Sets Pace for Villa Maria Push Into Premium Bordeaux-Style Wine
Ngakirikiri, a Bordeaux-style wine from New Zealand's Gimblett Gravels district of Hawke's Bay , is establishing itself as a flagship...
May 26, 2017
Pouilly Fume, Sancerre Frost Damage Too Early to Assess, BIVC's Roumet Says
Pouilly Fume and northern Sancerre vineyards were both hit by frost last month which affected winegrowers across wide areas of France,...
May 24, 2017
Bordeaux 2016 Vintage Is Starting to Be Priced Above 2015, Liv-ex Data Shows
Bordeaux estates are starting to price their 2016 wines at a higher level than the 2015 vintage, according to data from the London-based...
May 14, 2017
Castelnau, Rebranding After Centenary, Assesses Frost Damage for 2017
Champagne Castelnau, which celebrated its centenary last year and is currently going through a rebranding, is like other producers in the...
May 9, 2017
Cos d'Estournel Prices 2016 Vintage at Same Level as 2015
Chateau Cos d'Estournel, a second-growth Saint Estephe producer from the Medoc region north of Bordeaux, priced its 2016 vintage at 120...
Apr 24, 2017
Bordeaux '16 Has Potential to Be Best Vintage Since 2010
The 2016 vintage from Bordeaux has the potential to be the best for at least six years, comparable in structure and richness with the...
Apr 24, 2017
Veuve Clicquot Launches Blend of Five Vintages Dating Back to '88
For my full article on Bloomberg.com, click here. Veuve Clicquot has started marketing a five-vintage Extra Brut Extra Old Champagne made...
Apr 13, 2017
Romanee-Conti 1988 May Fetch $158,000 at Christie's London Sale
A 12-bottle case of Romanee-Conti 1988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti grand cru Burgundy may fetch as much as 130,000 pounds ($158,000) at a...
Mar 15, 2017