Bordeaux 2010: The Latest Opinion 22 Feb 2013 | 10:47 pm

While the châteaux of Bordeaux are busy bottling their 2010 vintage, and as we’re busy delivering cases of it to our clients, the world’s professional wine critics have re-tasted the vintage to give t...

St Emilion Châteaux Launch Legal Challenge to 2012 Classification 25 Jan 2013 | 09:58 pm

In a move that would have come as no surprise to any keen observer, three St Emilion châteaux have launched a legal challenge against the latest Classification of the appellation’s vineyards that was ...

2012 Wine Auctions End With A Bang 21 Dec 2012 | 04:43 pm

As the wine auction season draws to a close before Christmas and the New Year, Sotheby’s held a December wine sale in New York that featured Krug Champagne as well as Chateau Mouton-Rothschild from th...

Promising vintage in Burgundy – despite growing season 22 Nov 2012 | 08:12 pm

The Effect of the 2012 Classification of Saint-Émilion – Pavie, Perse and Prices 12 Nov 2012 | 10:11 pm

Lately the wine world has been abuzz with the news of the reclassification of Saint-Émilion châteaux. But what might the upgrade of Pavie and Angélus mean for the wine market as a whole? At present pr...

Saint-Émilion 2012: An Eye on Asia 11 Nov 2012 | 05:00 pm

Amid the debate and drama surrounding the 2012 Classification of Saint-Émilion, one might question why it matters at all. Detractors often look to Pomerol, Saint-Émilion’s near neighbour to the west a...

The New Saint-Émilion Classification 9 Nov 2012 | 09:24 pm

This September saw the reclassification of the top châteaux of Saint-Émilion. The headline news was the promotion of Pavie and Angélus into the top category of Premiérs Grands Crus Classés ‘A’, joinin...

New Research Indicates Expert Opinion on Wines Causes More, not Less Variations in the Relationship Between Prices and Quality 3 Nov 2012 | 02:22 pm

One might be forgiven for thinking that if there was a large body of expert opinion about a wine consumers will be better informed and prices will stabilise at an agreed point. However recent research...

New Bordeaux Concept Wines Launched 1 Nov 2012 | 07:41 pm

The renowned sommelier Gerard Basset OBE has teamed up with a wine-loving French hedge fund manager and a brace of 3-star Michelin chefs to produce a new wine brand, drawn from four different quality ...

Château Latour Breaks with Bordeaux En Primeur Culture 24 Oct 2012 | 07:30 pm

The decades-old en primeur system of purchasing wines early before bottling has received a blow from one of the five Bordeaux First Growths. Château Latour is the first major vineyard to break ranks a...