Scotland tops trade by value in August The quiet month of August has historically been one of the most diverse trading periods; this year was no exception. Glenfarclas 1959 60-Year-Old Single Cask led trade by value, driving the UK’s…

Tignanello has risen up to the 2nd tier in the 2021 Classification. The Tuscan label is the second most-traded Italian wine so far this year. The 2nd tier of the Liv-ex Classification 2021 is being published today and one…

Spain has a long and diverse history on the secondary market masked under a low trade share Vega Sicilia is Spain’s leading brand on the secondary market A Pedro Ximénez is the most traded Spanish wine by value in…

Prices of Burgundy’s Domaine de la Romanée-Conti have been on the rise again. Five vintages of its monopole grand cru Romanée-Conti have hit new highs this year. In every month since April of this year, a vintage of Domaine…

The Champagne 50 was the best-performing Liv-ex 1000 sub-index in July. Dom Pérignon Rosé 2004 was the top-performing Champagne label. Salon and Krug are the leading Champagnes over the past year. All LIVE offers for Champagne can be found…

Mouton Rothschild’s last five vintages have received the highest average critic scores from Neal Martin and James Suckling. Parker’s highest scored demi-decade is 2006-2010, elevated by his praise for 2009 and 2010. The 1945 Mouton Rothschild, which is also…

The number of 100-point scores (not including in-barrel ranges) has been rising since 2005. California and Bordeaux have received the most “perfect” scores so far this year. Argentina, Germany, Chile and Tuscany offer the best value prices for 100-point…

Marking important milestones with special bottles or unique labels has become an increasingly popular trend in Bordeaux – Mouton Rothschild’s 2000 “Augsburg Ram” being one of the most famous examples. Just before En Primeur 2020, we analysed the market…

2014 is the best-rated and best value “off” vintage. It is the best-performing Bordeaux vintage post-2008. As we digest the outcome of the 2020 campaign, one fact that has become clear is the excellent value offered by the 2014s….

The Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 has seen 10 months of gains. The Rhone and Burgundy were the leading sub-indices. Screaming Eagle was the best-performing LWIN7. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 rose 0.89% in June, closing at 375.97, marking the…