The fine wine market regained its normal pace this week following an intense Bordeaux 2019 En Primeur campaign. Members are agreed, the campaign has been a success, but not without its challenges. Bordeaux 2019 secondary market trade has far…

Following a series of flash reviews, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW’s 2019 En Primeur report (part I) got published on The Wine Advocate last week. If every Bordeaux vintage could be summarised in three buzz words repeated over and over again…

It was another busy week for the Bordelais and international trade alike. The majority of Bordeaux 2019s have now been released – on our numbers, the campaign is about 85% complete and covered in full on our News and Insights pages….

En Primeur picked up on Monday right where it left off last Friday – with a flurry of releases. Liv-ex covered over 30 individual wines with our analysis blogs, all of which can be found on our News and Insights….

Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider) has now released over 550 Bordeaux 2019 tasting notes and scores. His top-scoring wines can be found in the table below. Leve found potential perfection in two First Growths, Lafite and Mouton Rothschild….

En Primeur got off to a smart pace this week with about 40 wines being released at up to a 33% discount on their 2018 opening prices. First up, on Monday was Palmer, which released at £1998 per 12×75, a…

After seven consecutive months of decreases for the Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000, the index turned and posted a 1.38% return in May. A contributor to this performance was the Fine Wine 50 which rose 1.76%, its best monthly performance…

The 2019 En Primeur campaign began this week with Angludet releasing at £276 per 12×75, a 11.5% decrease on its 2018 release price. Interest in Bordeaux is set to pick up steam next week with the delayed release of…

It’s a short week in the UK, tomorrow marks 75 years since VE Day, and the British public will be off work to share in the celebrations. While wines from 1945 failed to trade this week (although several were…

Much has been written about what makes a bottle of wine expensive, particularly from a consumer standpoint. In the world of investments too, the value of assets has been a commonly explored topic. It often makes headlines when fine wine outperforms equities – like in the current climate, when high-end wines are proving robust amid the turmoil…