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French government's austerity drive has led to some 1,200 of the best bottles in the presidential palace's cellar being sold off.
It is the most refined and thirst-quenching of diplomatic devices that has helped cement ties between France and its...
1 May, 2013
I'm not above a glass of Trader Joe's Two-Buck Chuck.
But for those of you with disposable income that invites angst over terroir, or wine's origins—particularly for Bordeauxs—no other fine wine topic has quite ignited passion like China's new wealthy....
29 April, 2013
Chateau Pétrus is set for a distribution shakeup, forming a new company as sole distributor.
Pétrus is owned by Jean-Francois Moueix (and now his children), while Ets Jean-Pierre Moueix is owned by his brother Christian Moueix. Since 2011 Pétrus has been...
29 April, 2013
Brunello producer Gianfranco Soldera has been expelled from the local Consorzio and sued for libel over newspaper remarks made in connection with sabotage at his winery.
Disgruntled former employee Andrea Di Gisi was jailed recently for four years for...
29 April, 2013
Two weeks into the 2012 En Primeur campaign around one-third of Bordeaux’s classified wines on the left and right banks have been released.
Margaux’s Chateau Palmer was released yesterday afternoon at €160, just 1% down on its 2011 price and a full 88%...
29 April, 2013
Despite an early start, the Bordeaux 2012 campaign is proving a difficult sell, say UK merchants.
The first growths were acknowledged as being successful but there has been little enthusiasm for many others.
“It’s a completely mixed picture,” Justerini...
29 April, 2013
It's no surprise that the tasting of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's latest release at Corney & Barrow's Tower of London offices took place in hushed tones. Yes, there's the reverence accorded to what the wine exchange Liv-ex calls 'the new darling...
22 April, 2013
Six magnums of Chateau Lafleur 1982 from Pomerol are among leading lots at a Sotheby’s (BID) wine auction in New York this month, along with a double magnum of Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947 and a case of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild 1982.
The Lafleur magnums...
22 April, 2013
Critic Robert Parker has praised Pomerol in his latest overview of the 2012 vintage.
He described the vintage and resulting wines as “complex” but only because of the difficult weather.
Parker explained that the earlier ripening of Merlot meant that the...
22 April, 2013
Five days in to the 2012 campaign and there seems to be cautious optimism that the Bordeaux chateaux are listening to the market and are prepared to lower their prices.
Following Mouton Rothschild’s successful price release yesterday morning, Pauillac...
22 April, 2013
