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12th June 2017 2009 vintage Dom Pérignon to be released before 2008 How harsh or mild the seasons are throughout the year very much affect the quality of the fruit that is harvested. 2009 was a warm year compared to the cooler 2008 and this has made both vintages differ in the maturity and the time […]

14th June 2017 We are enjoying a successful Bordeaux 2016 En Primeur campaign this year. The 2016 vintage is said to be a blockbuster vintage. For example, Haut Brion 2016 was awarded 100 points. Lafite Rothschild 2016 and Angelus 2016 were both awarded 96-100 points each. All prices for the 2016 vintage are priced higher than […]

May 2017 Wine Investment Report As promised we are now conducting valuations at the end of each month. You can check your portfolio on the 2nd of every month for price changes. We saw a steady ship this month and several wines showed good performance. In general there were very few wines that dropped this […]

Rosé Champagne or pink Champagne, is famously known as one of the most romantic of all drinks, pink being the colour of love. It is the current trend now amongst the younger drinkers to opt for this selection as the preferred choice. Decanter HQ in London recently had their experts, Michael Edwards, Simon Field MW, […]

Bordeaux 2016 en primeur wines are surprisingly creating big releases on the market and are reportedly better than last year (2015). Big guns Pavie, Angelus and Lynch-Bages are amongst the 2012 Classification of St-Émilion wines which were released this week, and are expected to perform well in line with the market value. On May 23, […]

Portfolio Analysis  If you find this analysis helpful or information overload, feel free to give me your feedback. Thanks and best wishes   Kimmy Goh CEO – Sure Holdings Ltd   Mouton Rothschild 2002 Steady growth up to January 2016 it was trading at 3000 pounds/case, this wine has suddenly come to life with a very good […]

The table below shows Bordeaux 2016 prices from key Chateaux as soon as the wines are released En Primeur. For further analysis and charts, see the latest blog posts on this year’s campaign.   Read more at Bordeaux 2016 – Key prices  

  Will Emmanuel Macron end a run of French presidents with a perceived ambivalence towards wine? A video of the new chef d’etat blind tasting on the campaign trail suggests that he at least has a better grasp of the basics versus his three predecessors… Will Emmanuel Macron end a run of French presidents with […]

  The wine business has recently turned its attention to US millennials, those consumers born between 1980 and 1995. This generation is one of the most-hyped in history, sought after because they are willing to travel, explore their tastes and try new things. But, says Rob McMillan, founder of the Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division, […]

  Bordeaux is going pink. A very pale shade of pink, according to Allan Sichel, president of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB).     “Rosé is a very dynamic segment and what’s particularly interesting is that it gives a different perspective of Bordeaux,” he says. “It refreshes the image and brings new consumers to Bordeaux […]

  New figures from Chinese customs officials show that wine import growth has slowed in the first few months of 2017, prompting caution in a market that has seen ups and downs in the past few years.   Over-stocking has been blamed for a slowdown in wine imports in China in the first three months […]

  Notable Russian billionairies are expanding into the EU wine market through the purchase of elite vineyards in well-known wine-making regions of the continent, according to a recent report from the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.     Several days ago Konstantin Nikolayev, a well-known Russian businessman and head of the Russian transport holding N-Trans, completed […]

The table below enables you to compare Bordeaux 2016 scores from key critics. For their full reports – including written notes and more scores – please see the sources section beneath the table.  Read more Bordeaux 2016 – Critic Scores  

I have a brilliant wine to recommend to you. Chateau Margaux is one of the most famous first growth, red, Bordeaux wines.  They call it their finest claret and it is perfect for investment. Since the 17th Century, the first wine of Château Margaux has been recognised as being one of the greatest wines in […]

Written by: Michelle Koh The worst frost in 30 years hit Bordeaux and Burgundy this spring, on April 26. An estimated of 50% of the budding grapes in the region is said to had been wiped out. This is said to might have caused a total of €2 billion losses to the wine industry with […]

Written by : Michelle Koh At the dinner held at Mar-a-Lago residence hosted by Trump for the President of China, Xi Jinping, Californian wines were the wines of choice. Trump’s intention to serve McDonald’s hamburger at the bilateral dinner was scraped and went with a classier choice. Guests were treated to a laid back continental […]

Frustration over cheap Spanish imports spilled into supermarket aisles in southern France after local winemakers wrecked bag-in-box wines brought across the border. Winemakers staged a protest by destroying Spanish bag-in-box wines at a branch of the Carrefour supermarket near to Montpellier in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region, according to French media reports.   Read more at Angry French […]

Tasting wine engages more of our brain than any other human behaviour, according to the findings of a leading neuroscientist in the US. From the first sight of the wine bottle to manipulating the wine in your mouth and then swallowing it, there is a ‘tremendous range of sensory, motor and central brain systems involved […]

Lafite Rothschild is undoubtedly the creme de la creme of all first growths. Here, we take a closer look on Lafite Rothschild. Owner: Baron Eric de Rothschild Classification: Premier Grand Cru (First Growth) Vineyard area: 112 hectares Colour: Red Standard blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (80-95%), Merlot (5-20%), Cabernet Franc (0-5%), and Petit Verdot (0-5%). Total annual production: 420,000 to 480,000 bottles Market Performance […]

In February, the Liv-ex 1000 index has reached another record high for the 7th month in a row! As we clearly recall, the index has reached it’s peak in 2011 when the market was at its highest speculated by the Chinese and ultimately started a descent in 2011 and 2012 before eventually reaching its bottom […]

In March, the week of 17th-23rd March saw the trade by volume rise 17%. Bordeaux’s share has risen 0.9%, Champagne has gone up 4.4%. The USA market has accounted for 3.3% of the Champagne’s trade by volume. The Fine Wine 50 Index has continued to rise 0.2% during that week. We continuously see big names […]

Bordeaux châteaux need to put extra staff in their tasting rooms this week as early signs suggest historically high number of tasters and merchants are heading to taste barrel samples of the 2016 vintage in what has been described by some as the region’s equivalent of Paris Fashion Week. Olivier Bernard, head of the Union […]

This week, Neal Martin who has taken over from Robert Parker published a report containing in-bottle scores for Bordeaux 2014. He suggests that, “2014 Bordeaux is a very good to excellent vintage, however it is unequivocally not in the same realm as 2005, 2009 or 2010, nor does it boast the snow-capped peaks that you […]

Wine producers, importers and retailers have united across the English Channel to call for a transitional deal that keeps trade flowing after the UK made good on its promise to trigger Article 50 and start the Brexit stopwatch. Around 55% of wine imported into the UK comes from the European Union and neither side wants […]