Monthly Archives: June 2016
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- June 09, 2016
The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index has risen for the sixth consecutive month, the first time it has done so since March 2011. It closed May on 254.31, up 1.56 points (0.62%) on April’s closing level of 252.75. The index’s gain bucked the trend of recent years where the Liv-ex 100 has dipped during the […]
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- June 09, 2016
French president François Hollande has officially opened Bordeaux’s 80-million-euro Cité du Vin wine centre, despite a backdrop of national strikes plus protests at the venue from campaigners against pesticide use in vineyards. Hollande took to the stage alongside one of his main political enemies, Bordeaux mayor Alain Juppé, to officially open the Bordeaux […]
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- June 09, 2016
Another rash of releases this week has seen some of the biggest names of Bordeaux show their hands, as price rises continue to mark the 2015 en primeur campaign. Among the most significant Bordeaux en primeur rise has been Chateau Canon 2015 from St-Emilion, up 55% to €60 ex-Bordeaux from its 2014 price of […]
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- June 01, 2016
A secret stash of rare wines worth 1m euros has been found in a Czech castle that once belonged to suspected Nazi sympthasisers, according to Coravin, which has offered its wine access system to assess the cellar’s quality. Château d’Yquem and Corton Charlemagne from 1892 were just two of the 133 bottles of fine […]
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- June 01, 2016
José Mourinho will have the chance to renew his fine wine friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson after being appointed Manchester United manager. José Mourinho was pictured buying wine from Hedonism in central London yesterday, just hours before Manchester United confirmed today (27 May) that he would be the club’s new manager on a three-year deal. […]
