Advertise Here It’s hard to call the conditions without the benefit of hindsight. Certainly there is enough anecdotal evidence to suggest the market has softened over the summer but sales in Hong Kong are still strong for some wines. Again, short term changes need to be considered in the context of the world economy as [...]

Hong Kong has only recently entered the market for sales for this wine and it is the prices achieved there, with associated extreme price values, that are the major influence in the behaviour of the data when considered as a whole. We look at how buyers/sellers might maximise their opportunities looking at bottle formats (75cl, magnums etc), seasonality, auction house price distribution…

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Social media is a way for you to build your own contacts and network, but as importantly, to understand, measure and follow your brand, your market penetration, your influence and the efficiency and thus cost of your marketing strategy.

We examine the evolution of values for Margaux wines and the prospects for their future against the backdrop of the eagerly awaited prices for the 2010 vintage

The Margaux appellation is an interesting group to examine as there is a wide variety within the region – both qualitatively and in terms of price – including the most extensive range of wines from the 1855 Classification. It is an appellation which epitomises the success of the 2010 vintage producing some sublime wines whose tannins are exceptional – silky smooth, sensual even, with an intensity which is remarkable. The irony is that the headline grabbers (the Premiers Crus etc.) bring notoriety to a vintage but it is the less well-known châteaux which provide terrific wines for drinking and laying down. However, do their past and present values provide reasons for buying at en primeur?

        Italy is a country of enormous diversity – geographic, cultural, linguistic, culinary and, of course, vinous. This applies to their sparkling wine production as much as their mountains, art, cities, dialects, salamis, cheeses and tranquil wines. In the current global economic crisis, Italian bubbly has shown strong export growth in in [...]

London has remarkably few wine bars which possess a truly extensive list of wines. It is not surprising if one considers the organisation behind such an undertaking: one needs somewhere to display them, one needs resources to buy them and, if they’re not for immediate drinking, to store them whilst funding the cash flow. One [...]

The global auction market for Champagne is relatively small, yet important, and is growing. The market is led by New York, followed by Hong Kong, with Chicago and London trailing. Dom Pérignon is the most traded Champagne, followed by Krug. There have been some staggering world records set in recent years including a “shipwrecked” bottle of Veuve Clicquot selling for HK$339,615 and a vertical of Dom Pérignon Rosé Oenothèque achieving HK$1,331,000, the first HK$1million lot of wine Sotheby’s sold in Hong Kong. There are enough stocks of the most traded wines to assume that the Champagne auction market will continue to grow in years to come.

Despite its importance, disgorgement dates (when the lees are removed) don’t play much of a role at auction or otherwise. Most Champagne houses do not put disgorgement dates on their bottles although some enlightened producers are starting to do so. All non-vintage and vintage Champagnes undergo several disgorgements during their life-cycle, in the case of [...]

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Thierry Manoncourt, owner of Château Figeac, St Emilion, who died aged 92. Fabian Cobb interviewed Mr Manoncourt a few years ago who related his story and that of the Château. Click on this link to listen. Or, you can find it in People [...]

The books themselves are worthy of note. With over 650pp many with colour plates, they weigh in at a considerable amount which, in my view, is something of a disadvantage. Colour plates abound and the paper is of a luxurious weight. But the title seems somewhat incongrous for a work concentrating on metodo classico wines [...]

Part II continues the exploration of this vintage looking at the top wines, 5emes crus, supply and demand, and premiums for the appellations.

This tasting was held in July, 2011. The menu/wines were as follows (see the tasting notes under related posts) :   Venice in Food and Wine: highlighting autocthonous varieties 30th July, 2011 13.00hrs § Gigante. Ribolla nera (Schiopettino) Cuvée Fongaro brut. 2008. Metodo Classico. 12.5% (uve biologiche) (Durella, Manzoni-cross) Fongaro. Gran Cuvée. 2007. (Durella, Chardonnay) Fongaro: Lessini [...]