December was a busy month in the press for the fine wine market. Several outlets picked up on its strong performance in 2018 compared to equities, with the Wall Street Journal commenting, “Who beat the market this year? Investors who like the finer things in life.”
The Financial Times focused on surging price movements for Burgundy, while The Economist warned of a possible speculative bubble for the region.
The 2018 Power 100 – the list of the most powerful brands in the fine wine world – and full analysis, was published the drinks business print edition. Wine News Italy and La Repubblica focused on Italian appearances in the list.
In France, Le Figaro produced a detailed report, with several charts, on the country’s great wines.
An extensive list of December’s articles can be found below for your weekend enjoyment. You can also find key articles in our newsroom, which is updated weekly.
UK
Financial Times – Niche markets in 2018: the bad and the bountiful
The Economist – Amateur buyers of fine Burgundy fear a speculative bubble
The drinks business – The 2018 Liv-ex Power 100; Fine wine stays stable in 2018; The rise of ‘other’ Burgundy; Fine wine investment: looking for opportunities; Cristal top wine traded on Liv-ex in 2018; Perrotti-Brown: 2016 is new chapter for great Bordeaux; James Suckling reveals Italian Wine of the year
Harpers – Fine wine more stable than gold as Burgundy drives record high for investment market
USA
Wall Street Journal – The best investments of 2018? Art, wine and cars
Barrons – 20 minutes with: Frederic Rouzaud on Cristal, Biodynamics, and zero dosage
The Wine Advocate – Italy: the best of both worlds; Bordeaux 2016: Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion and Cos d’Estournel; A look at Liv-ex’s New Port 50 Index
Barrons – Fine wine outperformed global equities in 2018
Forbes – Fine Wine Investing Counters Volatility Of ‘Stock-Denominated’ Portfolios; 4 Ways You Can Avoid Brexit, If You Have Enough Money
Oracle Times – How does the wine industry influence economic landscape?
China
JiuKaCha – Top ten wines that are most favourited by wine investors in 2018; The 2018 Power 100 announced, Lafite ranked second
Wall Street – Which is the best investment in 2018? Art, fine wines or other luxuries…
WBO – Sassicaia 2015 ranked 2nd in Liv-ex top traded wines; Bordeaux ‘off’ vintages have risen 53%. Are these influenced by the Chinese market?
Wine-world – An introduction to wine critics: RP, JS, WS… Who is reviewing the wines behind these ratings?
France
Le Figaro – Comment les prix des grands vins ont explosé
Canada
Vancouver Sun – B.C.wine of the week, wine to cellar and calendar items
Hong Kong
Tatler – Passion Investments: How To Invest In Something You Love
New Zealand
Wine-Searcher – Last chance to see 1959 La Mission Haut Brion; Australia’s best wines; The great Haut Brion price hack
Italy
24 Ore – Powerful wines: The Italians in Liv-ex’s top 100
Federvini – Liv-ex top 100: Bordeaux backs, Gaja the first of the Italians
Wine News Italy– Sassicaia, record prices on Liv-ex, follows Masseto; Liv-ex: Italy like Burgundy, Sassicaia 2015 better than Romanée-Conti 2010; Liv-ex, 2018 of the secondary market of fine wines in the name of stability. Burgundy at the top; Gaja, the top Italian brand in the Liv-ex Power 100; Masseto presents its new winery; Better the wine than the capital market: the Liv-ex analysis on the main stock market indices;
Germany
Wallstreet online – How wine predicts the development of the economy
Greece
H Kaohmepinh International Economy – Earned in 2018 those who chose investments with… fine taste
Poland
Parkiet – They’ll even tempt the abstainers
Japan
Wall Street Journal Japan – Investment destination in 2018, “winning group” is wine and art
Australia
The Australian – Luxury beats the market
India
Economic Times – Alternative investment returns monitor
Taiwan
Belgium
Express Business – Wine also outperformed equities in 2018
Ukraine
Drinks – Top 10 wines by profitability
