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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.

15/05/2012

Wine investment beyond France - look to the New World

Tasmania is an emerging nation for wine investment.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Chinese Q1 wine auctions far exceed value of US sales

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

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.

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

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.

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.

22/03/2012

Victory for nine Pomerol chateaux over appellation rules

They have been awarded compensation for bottling rules.

21/03/2012

Robert Parker pushes 2001 and 2003 vintages

Certain wines from the vintages are worth the investment, he said.

20/03/2012

Robert Parker has 'come to the rescue' of the wine industry

His perfect scores could lift the wine investment market considerably.

20/03/2012

Can the 2009 vintage learn from the 1982?

The vintage has been compared to the 1982 in quality.

19/03/2012

Bordeaux 2009 vintage 'has many great value wines'

Robert Parker has highlighted the number of non-first growth wines that are of exceptional quality.

19/03/2012

'Climate change' cause for Carmenere in Bordeaux wine

The grape is used by Chateau Brane Cantenac.

16/03/2012

Burgundy takes limelight at Bonhams fine wine auction

The London sale will feature a selection of Burgundy and Champagne.

14/03/2012

Chateau Latour 2009 'is the 1959 reincarnated'

James Suckling has talked about his scores for the 2009 vintage.

14/03/2012

Wine investors get their hands on top-class bottles

Top-scoring wines can now be affordable thanks to Robert Parker.

13/03/2012

'Tremendous result' for London wine auction

Christie's sold 98 per cent of its lots, raising £1.27 million.

09/03/2012

Spectrum Wine to host $5m auction in Hong Kong

It will include 176 lots of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti.

08/03/2012

Price increases follow Parker scores

Investors can see Bordeaux 2009 prices rise in value from this week.

08/03/2012

Fine wine investment returns put FTSE in the shadows

One trust has posted double digit returns over five years.

07/03/2012

07/03/2012

Britons finding favour for fine German wine?

German wine exports fell by a fifth last year, but only in value markets.

06/03/2012

Tech firm creates new sensor for tracking wine

It tracks temperature during transportation.

06/03/2012

Positivity continues for Liv-ex Fine Wine 50

The index has reached a 13-week high.

05/03/2012

Robert Parker publishes 'unprecedented' number of perfect scores

He has given 19 wines of the 2009 vintage 100 points.

05/03/2012

Chinese Bordeaux translations 'not official'

Christie's had claimed that a poster bearing names of chateaux to be officially approved.

02/03/2012

Sotheby's plans rare fine wine sale worth £2.3 million

It will feature wines directly from the cellars on world-class wineries.

01/03/2012

Sale of Super Tuscan adds investment strength to the region

A 15-litre bottle of Masseto has sold for $49,000.

01/03/2012

Wine Spectator's 2009 verdict 'reserved'

No wines have a perfect score.

28/02/2012

Wine producers forced to pay membership fees

A ruling has been brought down on merchants and winemakers in France.

24/02/2012

Chateau Margaux plans an organic future

It could even be replacing corked bottles.

24/02/2012

Chateau Le Pin best-selling lot at auction

It soared past its estimate to fetch £30,550.

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