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- August 05, 2016
Vicky Zhao Wei and investors have reportedly agreed to replace Taiwanese actor Leon Dai in a film that Vicky Zhao is directing after Dai failed to clarify his political views – specifically on Taiwan independence. The status of Taiwan is a major faultline in Chinese politics. Vicky Zhao Wei has faced intense criticism on social […]
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- August 05, 2016
It was supposed to be a vintage – the signs were good, the scores were promising and the market was ready – so how did the Bordeaux First Growths of the 2008 vintage end up meeting such an underwhelming reception? Looking at the situation dispassionately, it should have worked. The “8” in the year suggested […]
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- July 13, 2016
Château Moulinet, a 16.8 hectare wine estate in Pomerol located close to Château de Sales, is the Beijing investor’s first Bordeaux estate purchase, according to DecanterChina.com, sister site of Decanter.com. It will now form part the group of estates jointly run by associates including Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese online retailer Alibaba, and […]
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- July 13, 2016
The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 rose for the seventh consecutive month in June. The index closed the month on 259.71, up 2.12% on May’s closing level of 254.31. The First Growths also saw prices rise: the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 closed on 292.16, up 2.5% on last month. It was generally a good month for […]
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- July 05, 2016
Is there really anything else that we can write about this week? I am more heartbroken and frustrated than I can remember being. As a British person living in Europe, this was a result that I neither expected nor wanted. But it’s now almost a week on, and reality is setting in. And even for […]
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- July 05, 2016
The Bordeaux 2015 en primeur campaign, now in its endgame, should turn out to be the most exciting and profitable for many years. It is certainly the most talked-about – and the most divisive. Last week saw a flurry of major releases: Cos d’Estournel ($135 per bottle ex-negoce), Margaux ($432), Angelus ($284), Pavie ($284), Haut-Brion […]
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- May 12, 2016
Liv-ex 1000 gains 0.5% in April The Liv-ex 1000 Index gained 0.5% in April to close on 254.78. The Bordeaux 500 index gained 1.1% to close on 251.79. It now looks comfortably stronger than the other sub-indices over one year, having gained 5.5% over this period. The majority of the sub-indices also gained in April. […]
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- May 09, 2016
Neal Martin on Bordeaux 2015: “A narrow pyramid” Neal Martin’s Bordeaux 2015 report was released on The Wine Advocate this afternoon. Like many other reviewers, Martin suggests that 2015 is an “excellent” vintage in general – but currently lacks the across the board consistency of great vintages such as 2009 and 2010. In terms of […]
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- May 08, 2016
Chateaux Haut Brion 2000 BUY Recommendation Dear Friends and Clients, Ok I have some very good news! I’ve managed to secure a handful of cases of a wine that I’ve been on the lookout for quite a few months now. I bargained a really good price with a merchant who has a chain […]
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- May 03, 2016
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2003 BUY Recommendation Dear Friends and Clients, I have found a very special parcel of wine for you, this is something that is very exclusive. I don’t often get the opportunity to recommend this kind of wine to you. In fact I am restricted to only 15 cases with this offer […]
