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17/05/2012

240-year-old wine sells at auction

A single bottle of Vin Jaune 1774 sold for just under $50,000.

17/05/2012

Calon Segur trades on secondary wine investment market

The wine joins Pontet Canet as the only 2011 brand to find a secondary market.

16/05/2012

Flood of 2011 en primeur releases sparks new life into campaign

Concerns have been raised about smaller wines getting ignored, however.

15/05/2012

Wine investment in China sees decline

Wine imports to China has been in decline for five months.

15/05/2012

Wine investment beyond France - look to the New World

Tasmania is an emerging nation for wine investment.

14/05/2012

Vieux Chateau Certan earns title for best wine of 2011

The Right Bank wine has achieved the highest scores on average from the fine wine industry.

14/05/2012

Rare La Mission-Haut-Brion the star attraction at auction

Six magnums of the 1961 vintage soared past its top estimate and went to an Asian buyer.

11/05/2012

Newly-elected French government to push wine in China

A three-year campaign will see 400 different types of French wine reach Chinese shores.

11/05/2012

US wine merchants not turned on by 2011 en primeur

American buyers say the price of the vintage is still too high.

10/05/2012

Could Pontet Canet be a star of the 2011 vintage?

It is one of just two wines from the 2011 en primeur campaign to have found a secondary market.

09/05/2012

Is organic the new buzz word in Bordeaux?

More chateaux are looking into organic grape growing as the EU lays down the rules on the practice.

09/05/2012

Currency markets and transport costs 'putting pressure on wine merchants'

Wine merchants and other retailers are being forced to cut their costs and buy cheaper bottles.

08/05/2012

Wine investors show little interest for 2011 en primeur

The vintage accounted for less than one per cent of exchange turnover on the Liv-ex Fine Wine Exchange.

08/05/2012

Rare Mouton Rothschild to go up for auction

A Sotheby's sale will include fine and rare wines from the cellar of Carl T Lomboy.

04/05/2012

Tenor launches new range of fine wine

The wine is being developed at Bocelli's estate in Tuscany.

03/05/2012

Rare single bottle of Vin Jaune set for auction

The rare bottle is 240-years-old.

02/05/2012

WDFG makes charitable wine investment

The Bottle No. 7 of the Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve sold for £42,000.

01/05/2012

Robert Parker casts warning to chateaux on release prices

The wine critic praised the vintage, but warned against prices being too high.

01/05/2012

Latin American buyers show interest in Cheval Blanc and Yquem auction

New emerging markets are showing their tastes for wine investment.

30/04/2012

Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 takes a hit after 2011 en primeur releases

Many people in the wine industry expected 2011 releases to be cheaper than they are.

27/04/2012

Chinese-owned chateaux set to accelerate in coming years

Around 20 Bordeaux chateaux have been bought by Chinese investors in the last five years.

27/04/2012

Could the wine investment market benefit from interest in Nigeria?

Nigerian consumers are developing a taste for luxury wine and spirits.

26/04/2012

Should wine scores be taken with a pinch of salt after research shows taste disparities?

Robert Parker is one of the biggest influencers on the fine wine market, but do people taste what he tastes?

26/04/2012

Suckling: Bordeaux 2011 down to the expertise of viticulturalists

The wine critic has praised a challenging vintage, celebrating the skills of the Bordelais.

25/04/2012

Wine investors only have eyes for Lafite en primeur

The Bordeaux 2011 en primeur is around one-third of the price of last year.

25/04/2012

Latour's departure from en primeur 'is high-risk'

The chateau has been one of the system's biggest beneficiaries, Liv-ex has said.

24/04/2012

China continues love affair with Burgundy at auction

Chinese buyers were also keen to snap up older Bordeaux vintages at the Christie's sale.

23/04/2012

Is the Italian wine industry becoming too crowded?

One winemaker has lamented the surge of vineyards in Montepulciano.

23/04/2012

Wine industry names Latour top of Bordeaux 2011 en primeur

Wine investors could be rushing to buy Latour 2011 as the wine industry returns from en primeur week.

20/04/2012

Bankers apply Wall Street disciplines to wine investment

Two former bankers have sought out the possibilities of alternative assets by setting up a wine investment fund.

20/04/2012

Pape Clement owner Magrez buys three Bordeaux chateaux

Bernard Magrez has acquired an additional 28.5 hectares of land in the French wine region.

19/04/2012

Liv-ex introduces brand new wine index

The Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 tracks the price movement of the 500 leading Bordeaux wines.

19/04/2012

Italy plans to boost wine interest in China at Hong Kong event

Hong Kong and Italy will collaborate their wine interests in November.

18/04/2012

Parker 2009 scores help to boost Liv-ex Q1

The wine investment market has remained broadly flat throughout the first quarter of the year.

18/04/2012

Wine investment market 'responded favourably' to Lafite 2011

Lafite Rothschild is the first fine wine to release its en primeur 2011 prices.

17/04/2012

Should the wine industry keep up with technology?

A new survey has suggested that many French chateaux websites are 'insufficient'.

17/04/2012

Wine imports to China reach record high

Demand for fine wine in China is going from strength to strength.

16/04/2012

Chateau Latour to stop selling en primeur wine

The chateau has announced that it will not sell its wine as en primeur from the 2012 vintage.

16/04/2012

Chinese Q1 wine auctions far exceed value of US sales

Auctions in China are still the dominant events for the wine investment market.

13/04/2012

Bordeaux 2011 prices 'must be 50% lower than 2010'

The Liv-ex Fine Wine Exchange has predicted the 2011 en primeur prices of the best-selling Bordeaux wines.

12/04/2012

Wine investment market could look to Sauternes

Sauternes wines are expected to be well-priced and of excellent quality.

12/04/2012

Bordeaux 2011 has some 'outstanding' wines, says Suckling

Wine critic James Suckling has praised the 2011 vintage, despite its low expectations.

11/04/2012

Could lower 2011 en primeur prices lure the US back?

Many American wine investors stayed away from the 2010 en primeur campaign.

10/04/2012

Sorting skills key to a good 2011 en primeur vintage

The Bordeaux 2011 en primeur looks to be a winemaker's year.

10/04/2012

Chateau Pichon en primeur price 'will come down'

The wine investment market does not expect a repeat of last year's en primeur campaign.

05/04/2012

Moueix says prices of his best Bordeaux 2011 wines will be cut by 'up to 50 per cent'

The president of Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix explained that prices will need to be lowered sooner rather than later.

04/04/2012

Demand for fine wine in China helps create 'sudden improvement in prices'

Sotheby's two-day auction showed that demand for fine wine is not waning across Asia.

03/04/2012

Hong Kong fine wine auction shows market is 'humming with variety'

A rare case of 1945 Mouton Rothschild fetched £135,913 last weekend.

02/04/2012

White wine hailed as Bordeaux 2011 en primeur week begins

Experts say a lack of rainfall last summer was ideal for white wines.

30/03/2012

'Be aware of storage costs' when investing in wine

Wine investment is a good alternative asset, one personal finance company has said.

30/03/2012

New winery for Smith Haut Lafitte's second wine

It will produce only Les Hauts de Smith.

29/03/2012

Critics prepare for 2011 en primeur week

Robert Parker has already given his verdict on the vintage.

29/03/2012

Cheval Blanc and d'Yquem take spotlight in New York

A Sotheby's auction next month will feature wines from the chateaux's cellars.

28/03/2012

Sotheby's London almost breaks wine auction record

Last week's event was the second-highest total achieved for the company.

28/03/2012

What does the future hold for Lafite Rothschild?

The Liv-ex Fine Wine Exchange has posted its predictions for the fine wine.

27/03/2012

Sicily turns new leaf with award-winning wines on ex-Mafia land

A project to turn ex-Mafiosi property to better use is sprouting new possibilities.

27/03/2012

Vinitaly: Wine industry has helped Italy out of crisis

Italy's agricultural minister has celebrated the growing dominance of the country's wine industry.

26/03/2012

Will Sicily take the spotlight at Vinitaly?

The wine trade fair kicked off at the weekend.

23/03/2012

Cellar designs become new trend for Chinese wine investors

They have become a status symbol in the country.

22/03/2012

Wine investment in Italian brands strong as market grows?

Italy has almost one-quarter of the global wine market, new figures show.

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