Page 3 - Monthly Archives: April 2016
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- April 12, 2016
Bordeaux 2015 ‘a great opportunity’, says Liv-ex Bordeaux en primeur buyers have lost money in five of the last eight campaigns and there is still too much wine gathering dust in merchant cellars, but Liv-ex analysts say the market is in better shape than a year ago. Bordeaux 2015represents a ‘great opportunity’ for the trade […]
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- April 12, 2016
Fine wine merchants predict further gains in 2016 In January we asked Liv-ex’s merchant members to predict the closing level of the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index in 2016. The average prediction for the year-end is 251.21. This would represent a 5.4% improvement on its closing level of 238.26 in December 2015. Read more at […]
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- April 12, 2016
Bordeaux 2015 en primeur: High hopes but nerves linger on price Excitement for the Bordeaux 2015 vintage is being tempered by early trepidation over possible release prices as en primeur tasting week begins in the region’s vineyards. Many châteaux are expecting extra visitors to taste the Bordeaux 2015 vintage en primeur, with American tasters in […]
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- April 11, 2016
Does your wine exist? It is quite often that when we invest, we actually like to see our investments as tangible products. Either it makes us feel more secure or it just could be that unfortunately, most of us have had a bad experience with investments before. With fine wine investments, probably the million dollar […]
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- April 10, 2016
China is again Bordeaux’s top export market, show the latest customs figures. But how has this happened? Terry Xu analyses the revival of a classic region in the Chinese market. I know—some wine lovers in China may frown upon this title, especially if they already knew that I have been a passionate supporter of Bordeaux. […]
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- April 08, 2016
Bordeaux Enjoys the Fruits of the Golden Weather “You can’t lie about the weather,” a well-known journalist said as he collected his glass for London’s first taste of the 2015 Bordeaux wines last week. The Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux, a loose grouping of 183 properties from Bordeaux Supérieur to Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, […]
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- April 08, 2016
First Taste of 2015 Bordeaux Full of Promise Critics and vignerons will argue for many months about whether 2015 is a great vintage or just a very good one, but it is certainly fascinating and unusual. Brisk acidity, crunchy, ripe fruit and powerful tannins are strands that run through the most successful wines. “It’s a […]
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- April 08, 2016
Liv-ex 100 gains 2.7%: its biggest monthly rise in three years The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index has closed March up 2.69%. It closed on 250.25, up 6.55 points on February: its fourth consecutive monthly rise. This is the index’s largest month-on-month rise since February 2013, when it rose 3.05%. Sterling weakness against the Euro […]
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- April 01, 2016
Evolution of the Fine Wine Market with Sure Holdings The fine wine market has evolved over the years due to circumstances in the global economy. Investing into wine has almost become a fine art that requires knowledge and insight as well as thorough research of the wine market. I would like to share with you […]
