October 13, 2010
Super Sassicaia on the move
September saw increased trade in Italian wines, bolstered by firm demand for Sassicaia. A number of recent vintages have tipped £1,000 per case this year,…
October 8, 2010
Fine wine and inheritance tax under the magnifying glass
According to FT, HM Revenue and Customs has released a statement warning that investment grade wine must be valued at…
October 7, 2010
Yquem: China’s next big thing?
Last week on the blog we suggested that Yquem prices might well go into orbit should the chateau's parent company (LVMH) embark on…
October 6, 2010
Australia’s First Growths
The 2010 release of Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine V sees the addition of 33 new wines to the official…
October 4, 2010
1999 Premier Cru prices surge
Over the past three months, the 1999 vintages of the First Growths have seen spectacular price appreciation and have decisively…
October 1, 2010
Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index ends the month on a high
All of the Liv-ex indices pushed upwards in September, bolstered, in part, by energetic First Growth trade. The fine wine market's…
September 30, 2010
Spotlight on… the Cru Bourgeois
History The original listing of Cru Bourgeois was introduced in 1932 by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and the…
September 28, 2010
Mouton sets the pace
After tentative price movement in the first half of September, First Growth trade picked up momentum last week, pushing the…
September 24, 2010
Spotlight on… Domaine Romanée Conti
History Domaine de la Romanée Conti produces some of Burgundy’s most illustrious Grand Crus, including its namesake, Romanée Conti. The…
September 22, 2010
Lafite auctioned at premium prices in Hong Kong
On the 10th and 11th of September, Zachys hosted Hong Kong’s fourth largest auction to date. The event generated over…
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Free report – Introduction to fine wine investment
This special report outlines how investing in fine wine works in practice and the key trends that have defined the market over the past 20 years.