The big news of 2021 is how rapidly the fine wine market continues to diversify, as demonstrated by Liv-ex’s Fine Wine 1000. Bordeaux’s share of trade is less than half of what it was a decade ago, and interest…

The 2013 vintage of Chateau Latour is due for release this month, the second ‘new’ release from the estate since its withdrawal from en primeur, but how will it be priced? With few recent scores available and in what…

In 2015 Barolo made up just 6.8% of Italy’s trade by value. As is stands in 2021, Barolo’s market share is at 32.4% with £2.9m of LIVE opportunities on the exchange (more than the whole of the Rhone –…

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue has released its 2019 vintage en primeur. The 2019 release covers six wines in total, five reds and one white. The flagship wine, the 2019 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru is being offered at…

The Macallan has commissioned artist Sir Peter Blake to design a set of limited edition labels for part of its new single cask range. These will adorn 13 bottles of its new ‘Anecdotes of Ages’ collection of 1967 vintage…

Italian estate Ornellaia has revealed the latest vintage ‘interpretation’ in its ‘Vendemmia d’Artista’ series for the soon-to-be-released 2018. The Super Tuscan estate commissioned Belgian artist Jan Fabre to create a limited edition label for the vintage, which will adorn…

The 50th vintage of the Italian Super Tuscan, Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia, has been released in the UK. The new release, 2018, is being offered by the international trade at £1,800 per 12×75, a 5.9% increase from the 2017…

It was a steady week for the market in terms of value and volumes. Burgundy specialists continued their focus on the 2019 release (and the not insignificant challenge of apportioning allocations), while others concentrated on physical Burgundy, particularly the…

December was not the typical wind down into festive cheer for the fine wine industry. Much of Europe went into deeper levels of lockdown, closing large swathes of the on trade. The US imposed new 25% tariffs on EU…

The Wine Enthusiast offer their answer to this question. According to the Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020, they do. Italy’s Tignanello 2016 was awarded the top spot on the list, along with a score of 99…