Is Masseto the next big thing?

As reported here last week, a fierce bidding contest at Sotheby’s in New York last month propelled a 15 litre Nebuchadnezzar of Italian Super Tuscan M...

Corney & Barrow announces 2009 DRC allocations

Corney & Barrow, the exclusive distributors in the UK for Domaine Romanée-Conti, have just advised customers of the following results for the...

Bordeaux contemplates "limited" price cuts for 2011 en primeur

From Sophie Kevany in Bordeaux.   Bordeaux’s top wine producers are veering toward limited price cuts for their 2011 wine futures campaign, said ...

Wine auctions round-up: February second half

Five auctions in the major European and American auction centres over the last week have closed the February auction calendar with results showing str...

Henri Jayer auction smashes estimates

Christie's auction in Hong Kong last Friday, 10 February, consisting solelyof offerings from the private cellar of Henri Jayer has smashed pre-sale es...

Auction report: Sotheby's, Christie's, 25 January

After a disappointing start to 2012, some encouraging signals for Bordeaux emerged finally from the auction rooms at two sales last week. In London, ...

Panel Discussion, Part 1: Overall wine market outlook

Panel Discussion, Part 1: Overall wine market outlook Following last Wednesday's publication of the Fine Wine Market Outlook 2012, I asked the report sponsors to provide their responses to some of the main areas it touched on. In this first instalment, we discuss the report findings on overall market direction this year.  Wi...

Fine Wine Market Outlook 2012

Fine Wine Market Outlook 2012 Download the full report (5 MB):    English         中文版 Last year saw remarkable turbulence in the fine wine market, and not just in the price movements. 2011 generated controversies that have had critics, wine writers, and trade participants...

Are Burgundy 2010s a smart buy?

Are Burgundy 2010s a smart buy? With Sophie Kevany. Demand for top Burgundies, mainly reds, may ease this year, say traders, on the back of frustration with supply, evolutions in the Asian taste du jour and growing realizations of how tricky buying and selling the region’s wines can be. Currently, both de...

Special Report: How to buy Burgundy 2010 en primeur

Special Report: How to buy Burgundy 2010 en primeur With additional reporting from Tara O'Leary and Sophie Kevany. A person who develops a love for the wines of Burgundy soon discovers that they have also acquired two inseparable frustrations. The first is the risk of expensive disappointments (assuming, if the wine were a white...
  • Parker 2009 scores
    4 Mar 2012 by Marcus
    Nineteen 'perfect' scores is scarcely credible even allowing for the vintage quality. I will be interested to see how many of these wines hang on to their 100s down the track. This is most embarrassing...
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  • Re: Fine Wine Market Outlook 2012
    17 Feb 2012 by Grandvache
    and look at that, i'm your first poster ... of many i hope!
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  • Re: Fine Wine Market Outlook 2012
    17 Feb 2012 by Grandvache
    Well that certainly made for an interesting read, thanks Jackson, commentary and research at that level of sophistication is something this market lacks right now!
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