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Bordeaux 2010: Back to the Future Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/bordeaux-2010-back-to-the-future.html If buyers of Bordeaux 2010 En Primeur had hopped into Marty McFly’s DeLorean DMC-12 and landed in 2015, what would they have discovered? For the buyers, the news – overall – would not have been good. Released at the peak of the market in June […]

Wine globalization set to continue Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/wine-globalization-to-continue The past two decades have seen globalization of the world’s wine markets proceed like never before, in both speed and comprehensiveness. There was a degree of trade expansion in the five decades to World War I but, until the late 20th century, interactions across continents involved little more […]

Talking Trade: 9-15th October Read more at http://blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/talking-trade-9-15th-october.html While the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 drifted 0.1% this week, Bordeaux’s trade share rose above 80%. Italy had another strong week, while Burgundy’s share continued to wane. The major theme of the week was Bordeaux 2010, which dominated the table of top wines traded by value. Overall, the […]

Burger King’s Whopper Wine Is the Height of Sophistication Read more at /media/sureholdings/blog/misc/burger-king-whopper-wine Burger King, maker of such sophisticated products as chicken fries and black-bun burgers, has entered a new sector: wine. To celebrate 40 years of burger-slinging in Spain, BK released Whopper Wine, aged in — what else — “flame-grilled” barrels. One can only assume this classy […]

Broken China? Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/broken-china.html The chart below shows a clear correlation between the performances of the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index and the China Producer Price Index (PPI) which measures changes in the price of goods sold by manufacturers. When PPI rises, it is expected that prices for consumers – measured by the Consumer Price […]

Bordeaux 2009 and 2010: Where are the price gaps? Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/bordeaux-2009-and-2010-where-are-the-price-gaps.html Bordeaux 2009 and 2010 are the two back-to-back vintages which are considered amongst the best of this century. Recently, Liv-ex explored the price gap between Montrose 2009 and 2010.  While both have 100 points from Robert Parker and come from these two comparably acclaimed […]

Prices soar at Chateau Margaux auction in New York Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/prices-soar-at-chateau-margaux-auction-in-new-york-279063/#TBlKbH3pD0qF9v5o.99 Fine wine buyers are far from tired of top Bordeaux if the offer is right, suggests the result of a rare Sotheby’s auction of ex-cellar Chateau Margaux in New York that saw fierce bidding. Sotheby’s said its Chateau Margaux auction held in […]

Wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan’s Lamborghini up for auction Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/wine-fraudster-rudy-kurniawans-lamborghini-up-for-auction-279537/#JmQCXHZoEzhwq7XB.99 US police have begun selling off the lavish purchases of imprisoned wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan in order to help repay millions of dollars that he owes to victims. Rudy Kurniawan, who made cheap copies of some of the world’s finest and rarest wines […]

Anson: Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes – part two Read more at t/media/sureholdings/blog/misc/bordeaux-2015anson-bordeaux-2015-behind-the-scenes-part-two-279632/#Zv2PmOSHsmMFWxqJ.99 Negociants are clearing the decks for a highly anticipated Bordeaux 2015 vintage, but even a very good crop of wines will not be a silver bullet for en primeur, reports Jane Anson in the second part of her behind-the-scenes look at this […]

As global markets try to find their footing, we take a look at one of the best vintages of the decade An Evaluation of Vintage 2009 Global markets dip on Feds news and China’s manufacturing is slowing down. But will this have an impact on the fine wine market? We take a look at some […]

Bordeaux First Growths: Haut Brion on the move Throughout the China-led bull market, Lafite Rothschild dominated trade on the Exchange: during one week in July 2010 the Chateau represented 48% – nearly half – of all trading activity by value. Prices were flying and in November 2010 Lafite commanded an average of a 130% premium […]

Reflection on our valuations Whilst there were few big moves in the wine market valuations this month versus August, I felt compelled to write to you with a quick update on my views of the current situation. I won’t make this a long drawn out message, as you know I spend a lot of time […]

Chateau Pontet-Canet Wine Making Process Invest into Wine was given a tour on Chateau Pontet-Canet’s Wine Making Process Below is a short video taken when we went to visit Chateau Pontet-Canet. Check the video as our guide gave us a tour wine making process of Chateau Pontet-Canet and its modern facility and processes. Enjoy! Click […]

Invest into Wine was given a tour in Chateau Pontet-Canet Below is a short video taken when we went to visit Chateau Pontet-Canet. Check the video as our guide gave us a tour on the Chateau, as well as shared it’s history and what makes it unique from the other Chateaus in the area. Enjoy! […]

Beautiful Scenes of Bordeaux Some of the Beautiful Scenes of Bordeaux Below is a short video of some of the beautiful sceneries and vineyards that we came across during our visit in Bordeaux. And a few pictures of the warehouse in Bordeaux where your wine is stored. I just wanted to share them with you, […]

Our Investment Wines stored in London On many occasions, clients have joked with us about whether there really are any wine existing in these wonderful storage facilities that we talk about so enthusiastically. So we decided on our recent physical audit to compose a short video of the wine warehouse. This first video is in […]

What Kind Of Wine Investor Am I? Often I come across a range of investors who have different aspirations and expectations for wine investment.  The questions we should ask ourselves are;  What am I looking for from wine investments?  Can wine investment meet my goals and plans for the future? We have to manage our […]

How do you store fine wines? Store Fine Wine Fine wines are one of the few commodities that improve with age and are therefore are purchased with the intent of long-term storage. The most important consideration for keeping wine for long-term ageing is the consideration of how the wine is stored. If the wine is […]

Mouton Rothschild Vintage 2005 BUY Recommendation Dear Friends and Clients,   I have some very good news for you. I have just received a parcel of one of the best vintages of the decade for Mouton Rothschild. The vintage is 2005.   If you’re not very sure about Mouton Rothschild, this is just a brief […]

Mouton Rothschild Vintage 2012 Buy Reommendation Dear Friends and Clients,   This months recommendation is an outstanding parcel of wine in Bordeaux that I want to recommend to you. Since the en primeur campaign, Mouton Rothschild was the first of the premier cru chateau to release its price into the market. They released the 2014 […]

The Euro Weakens and Fine Wine Just Got Cheaper In January the Euro went from 1.271 to 1.339 against the Sterling with plenty of volatility to get the currency traders popping champagne corks….  In February while Greece teased the Eurozone about paying back their 388 billion dollar debt it went further to 1.36 to the […]

Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades Rose BUY recommendation Wonderful news! We have a very exclusive wine recommendation for you.  This is one of the most popular Rose Champagnes in the market. If you follow our recommendations then you will know that we have recommended Armand de Brignac to you before but this style is […]

Ace of Spades Champagne BUY Recommendation My apologies for such a long silence on recommendations recently. Sometimes it pays off to be patient when making the right investment decision. Especially when it comes to fine wine investment because price is always key. This recommendation was worth the wait, it should be no stranger to you […]

First growth fine wine market making moves in the right direction December 2014 Dear Friends and Clients, Good News! Over the last few months there has been a steady increase in activity on the Bordeaux market, some vintages have shown small incremental gains but most importantly activity has improved. Meaning there are more active buyers […]