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The History of LWIN: How a Common Language Changed the Wine Trade
In 2011, Liv-ex introduced LWIN, a universal identifier for wine & spirits. Learn why it was created to give the wine trade a common language
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In 2011, Liv-ex introduced LWIN, a universal identifier for wine & spirits. Learn why it was created to give the wine trade a common language
In this week’s Talking Trade, we look at the week’s key fine wine market trends. European buyers were the only segment to increase their purchasing…
In this week’s fine wine investment news, following its release earlier this week, Opus One 2023 was the top-traded wine of the week by value
In this week’s wine market news, total trade value rose sharply as buying activity from US and European buyers increased.
Despite buying less than last week (by value) US buyers continued to lead the market, claiming 41% of traded value.



Bordeaux reclaimed its lead of the market from Burgundy, accounting for 37.4% of traded value.


The fine wine market may be showing signs of stabilisation, but not all wines are moving in the same direction. Read more here



Trade value on Liv-ex rose 22.4% week-on-week, driven by increased activity in top-end Burgundy.



Trading remained focused on a relatively narrow group of blue-chip producers and proven vintages, with Burgundy attracting the most buyer interest.