Monthly Archives: December 2015
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- December 28, 2015
Stability returns but Bordeaux loses share, says Liv-ex Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/st-emilion-classification-dispute-goes-before-tribunal-284859 Bordeaux lost more ground to Burgundy and Italy in 2015, but the overall fine wine market has shown greater stability, says a review of the past 12 months from the Liv-ex trading exchange. Bordeaux‘s market share on Liv-ex has dropped to […]
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- December 21, 2015
Reflection of 2015 for Lafite Rothschild Last 12 months on some Lafite Vintages Dear Friends and Clients, Below are charts for Lafite Rothschild over the last 12 months. I have selected vintages going back to 1990 and randomly selected some charts for you to see how they performed over the last 12 months. Compared to […]
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- December 17, 2015
New Champagne film offers 360 degree views of vineyards, cellars A new Champagne film that allows mobile and tablet users to rotate their view by 360 degrees has been launched to promote the region’s vineyards and cellars following its UNESCO World Heritage status. The 360 degrees, 3D Champagne film was released at the weekend, with […]
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- December 16, 2015
Hundreds of Rudy Kurniawan counterfeit wines destroyed Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/hundreds-of-rudy-kurniawan-counterfeit-wines-destroyed-285397 More than 500 counterfeits of the some of the world’s finest wines have been crushed at a Texas waste disposal site almost exactly two years after their maker, Rudy Kurniawan, was convicted of wine fraud in a US court. A Container of smashed bottles […]
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- December 15, 2015
Billionaire head of China’s Fosun group ‘disappears’ Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/billionaire-head-of-chinas-fosun-group-disappears-285218 Chinese company Fosun, which also has a 20% stake in Spanish wine and ham firm Osborne, has re-started stock exchange trading after a brief suspension following news that its chairman had ‘disappeared’ and was understood to be involved in a police investigation. Chinese and […]
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- December 11, 2015
St – Emilion classification dispute goes before tribunal Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/st-emilion-classification-dispute-goes-before-tribunal-284859 A complaint launched by three châteaux demanding the cancellation of the 2012 St-Emilion classification has been heard at Bordeaux’s Administrative Tribunal. Châteaux Croque-Michotte, La Tour du Pin Figeac and Corbin-Michotte launched the St-Emilion classification complaint in January 2013, citing numerous inconsistencies and procedural […]
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- December 10, 2015
Champagne Taittinger to make English sparkling wine with UK vineyard deal Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/champagne-taittinger-to-make-english-sparkling-wine-with-uk-vineyard-deal-284854 Taittinger has become the first Champagne house to invest in English sparkling wine after joining with investors to buy ‘premium’ vineyard land in England. At a Glance – Champagne Taittinger English sparkling wine deal: Taittinger and partners buy 69ha of […]
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- December 09, 2015
Liv-ex 1000 drops 0.8% in November Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/12/liv-ex-1000-drops-08-in-november.html The Liv-ex 1000 Index – the broadest measure of the market – dropped 0.8% in November to close on 244.55. The Bordeaux 500 Index also drifted, dipping 0.82%. They join both the Liv-ex 100 and Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 in closing the month down. Of these […]
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- December 08, 2015
Crus Classés de Graves wine auction for Paris victims Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/crus-classes-de-graves-wine-auction-for-paris-victims-283752 All 14 member châteaux of the Crus Classés de Graves are to auction off double magnums of their wines via iDealwine, with proceeds going to a fund for the victims and families of the 13 November Paris terror attacks. The Graves wine […]
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- December 07, 2015
Castel sells Bordeaux château to China’s Changyu Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/castel-sells-bordeaux-chateau-to-chinas-changyu-284212 Castel, France’s largest wine family, has sold one of its 22 Bordeaux wine châteaux to Chinese wine giant Changyu. In a second, unrelated deal, Château de La Dauphine in Fronsac has been bought by the Labrune family. Castel sells Bordeaux château Changyu Group has […]
