September 16, 2011
Tuscany’s Super siblings
Like fellow Super Tuscans Ornellaia and Sassicaia, Antinori's Solaia and Tignanello are attracting considerable trade this year. Intimidating First Growth prices seem…
September 15, 2011
Chapelle de Mission joins the second-wine train
As readers of the blog will know, Asian demand for top Bordeaux brands has been a boon for the First Growths…
September 14, 2011
A case for Las Cases
Since the start of 2011, a surge in demand for the Super Seconds has propelled prices to new heights. Among the beneficiaries…
September 12, 2011
First Growth performance in the second and third quarters
The Liv-ex Claret Chip Index, which tracks the price movement of top-scoring First Growths, fell 1.16 per cent last week to 412.12….
September 9, 2011
Angelus: Putting the Right foot forward
In the September Cellar Watch Market Report (released this week) we noted that this month's major movers board comprises almost exclusively Right…
September 9, 2011
From top Bordeaux to top Ningxia?
China's thirst for fine wine has long dominated the headlines. This week, however, the story took a new turn when it was announced…
September 8, 2011
Lafite underperforms at HK auction
A collection of Lafite spanning 1981 to 2005 sold for HK$4.2 million (£336,000) at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong on Saturday….
September 7, 2011
冰雹使 Cos 遭受重创，迫使 Lafite 提前开始采收
客户博客: 客户博客:* 加文·奎尼 (Gavin Quinney) 从波尔多报道，全世界最著名酒庄之一的葡萄种植园开始进行计划外采收，严重的灾害波及一大片著名区域。 “这是一个早收年期，但却是不得已而为之，”Lafite Rothschild 总经理查尔斯·谢瓦利尔 (Charles Chevallier) 在其新采收接收区域检查圣埃斯塔菲 (St-Estephe) 产赤霞珠之后如是说。 他肯定没有想到要在梅多克 (Médoc) 马拉松运动会举行前一周采收这一晚熟品种。马拉松活动将于九月的第二个星期六举行，届时将有 8,000 名身着奇装异服的参赛者跑过葡萄园。（2010…
September 5, 2011
Hail forces early start for Lafite as Cos takes a battering
Guest blog: Gavin Quinney reports from Bordeaux on an unscheduled start to the harvest for one of the world’s most…
September 2, 2011
Price falls weigh on Liv-ex Indices
First Growth price volatility put downward pressure on the Liv-ex Indices in August, with the industry benchmark – the Liv-ex…