Lafon Rochet's Tesseron Sees `Fantastic' 2018 Vintage
The 2018 vintage at Saint Estephe wine estate Chateau Lafon Rochet is looking set to be ``fantastic'' following exceptionally dry weather...
Oct 21, 2018
Champagne Harvest Starts in August for Fifth Time in Past 15 Years
Glass of Champagne. Photo: Guy Collins The Champagne harvest has started to get under way in the past few days, with some villages...
Aug 25, 2018
Chateau du Petit Thouars Wines From the Loire Have a Seafaring History
Chateau du Petit Thouars on the southern banks of the Loire east of Saumur is a historic vineyard site which has been replanted with...
Aug 25, 2018
Bordeaux Share of Liv-ex Trade Drops to 51% in Late July From 63% in June
Bordeaux's share of trading on the London-based Liv-ex online wine market dropped to 51 percent in the week to July 27 from 56 percent...
Jul 29, 2018
Stag's Lead Founder Winiarski Donates $3.3 Million to UC Davis Wine Library
Warren Winiarski, founder and former owner of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley and the first winemaker at the Robert Mondavi...
Jul 29, 2018
Penley Estate's Helios 2015 Shows Coonawarra Can Challenge Bordeaux
Penley Estate, a 30-year-old vineyard in South Australia's Coonawarra region, has rebranded its range over the past couple of years to...
Jul 24, 2018
Storms, Heat and Mildew Hit Outlook for Bordeaux 2018 Vintage, Dauga Says
The Bordeaux 2018 vintage is being partly shaped by a combination of storms, heat and mildew affecting vineyards, even though grapes in...
Jul 16, 2018
Bordeaux '17 Prices Leading to Stocks Building Up at Merchants, Liv-ex Says
The high level of Bordeaux 2017 prices compared with comparable back vintages, and restrained demand from buyers focusing on a limited...
Jul 10, 2018
U.K. Merchants' Bordeaux '17 En Primeur Sales Drop by Half, Liv-ex Says
Sales by U.K. merchants of Bordeaux 2017 en primeur wines dropped by half to 45 million pounds, according to London-based online market...
Jul 1, 2018
Bordeaux '17 First Growths Still Available in London as Buyers Show Reticence
Bordeaux 2017 first-growth wines were still being offered on the London market this week in a sign of some buyer reticence after a sales...
Jun 28, 2018
Ausone Cuts Price of 2017 Vintage by 18% to 480 Euros a Bottle, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Ausone, one of the top Saint Emilion wine estates, priced its 2017 vintage at 480 euros ($560) a bottle ex-Bordeaux negociant,...
Jun 23, 2018
Le Pin '17 Goes on Sale at 1,200 Euros a Bottle, Down 33% From 2016, Liv-ex Says
Le Pin, a Pomerol wine produced in very small quantities, put its 2017 vintage on sale at 1,200 euros ($1,400) a bottle ex-Bordeaux...
Jun 23, 2018
Giscours Owner Eric Albada Jelgersma Dies; Also Owned Chateau du Tertre
Eric Albada Jelgersma, a Dutch entrepreneur who has controlled Chateau Giscours in Margaux since 1995, has died, according to an e-mailed...
Jun 23, 2018
Vieux Chateau Certan '17 Priced 13% Below 2016 Release Level, Liv-ex Says
Vieux Chateau Certan, a Pomerol wine estate neighboring Petrus, priced its 2017 vintage at 168 euros ($195) a bottle ex-Bordeaux...
Jun 19, 2018
Cheval Banc '17 Priced 22% Below 2016 Release Level, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Cheval Blanc, one of the top four estates in the Saint Emilion region of Bordeaux, priced its 2017 vintage at 432 euros ($503) a...
Jun 19, 2018
Eglise Clinet '17 Priced 25% Below 2016 Level, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Eglise Clinet, a wine estate in the Pomerol region of Bordeaux, priced its 2017 vintage at 168 euros ($195) a bottle ex-Bordeaux...
Jun 19, 2018
Bordeaux '17 Campaign Draws to Close With Most Prices 5% to 20% Below '16
Leading Bordeaux wine estates cut the price of their 2017 vintage mostly between 5 percent and 20 percent reative to release prices for...
Jun 17, 2018
Lafite Priced at 420 Euros a Bottle, Down 8% From 2016 Level, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild priced its 2017 vintage at 420 euros ($489) a bottle ex-Bordeaux negociant, a reduction of 8% from its 2016...
Jun 15, 2018
Chateau Haut-Brion '17 on Sale at 348 Euros a Bottle, Down 17%, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Haut-Brion, a first-growth wine estate from Bordeaux's Pessac-Leognan region on the south-western edge of the city, put its 2017...
Jun 15, 2018
Chateau Margaux Puts '17 Wines on Sale at 17% Below 2016 Level, Liv-ex Says
Chateau Margaux, one of the first-growth wine estates of the Medoc, put its 2017 wines on sale at 348 euros ($410) a bottle ex-Bordeaux...
Jun 13, 2018