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Bordeaux should make fewer pricing decisions ‘behind closed doors’, says a report ahead of en primeur tasting week as new research suggests international merchants are hoping that 2016 prices won’t sour the fine market’s recovery story. Liv-ex, the online wine trading platform, said today (29 March) that errors in valuing Bordeaux en primeur wines have […]

March 2017 Wine Investment Report The wine market has showed a steady increase yet again in the month of February. Wine merchants have reported an expected increase in the wine market this year which spells good news for wine investors. The Bordeaux market was up 1.28% and the Rhone Valley and Champagne market was up […]

Speaking to a sommelier can be an intimidating business, especially when it comes to being frank about your budget. Dispel your insecurities with our experts’ guide, with tips from Decanter’s columnist Andrew Jefford, chief restaurant critic Fiona Beckett and wine writer and sommelier Emily O’Hare. Get the most out of your sommelier, after all they […]

The Liv-ex 100 fine wine price tracker is this year set to reach highs not seen since 2011, according to many merchants surveyed by the trading platform. Liv-ex questioned its 440 merchant members and found that, on average, respondents expect the Liv-ex 100 index to close at 320.6 in 2017. It closed at 297.3 in […]

Jane Anson goes back to the Bordeaux 2014 wines to see how they’re developing in the bottle, with a focus on the Left Bank. Below, she picks 10 of her favourites from a recent tasting and talks about how the vintage has shaped up since the en primeur campaign two years ago. There are many […]

See our graphic and report on how much food, wine and Champagne will be consumed at this year’s Academy Awards. Oscars 2017 wine and food in numbers More than 12,000 glasses of Champagne are set to be drunk at this year’s Oscars Awards ceremony and Governor’s Ball on Sunday 26 February. See a bigger version of […]

Where else in fast-paced hustle of Hong Kong can you enjoy Wagyu sirloin with a wine made by Château Margaux? Or Yquem 1998 by the glass? Read Fiona Beckett’s review of Arcane, the concept restaurant from Michelin-starred Aussie chef Shane Osborn. Arcane, Hong Kong Rating: 9/10 By Hong Kong standards Shane Osborn isn’t an especially […]

China’s ultra-wealthy population has been leading the way for the last few years, but the latest Hurun Global Rich List shows that the number of Chinese billionaires is growing, pulling the country even further ahead of the United States. The sixth annual report, which took a snapshot of the world’s wealth on January 15 of […]

The Liv-ex 1000 Index – the broadest measure of the fine wine market – closed February 2017 at another new high of 303.15. This is an increase of 0.6% on January’s close of 301.24 – the previous all-time high of the index. It has now reached record highs for seven consecutive months and is up […]

Jane Anson looks at what’s new and highlights some things to look out for during Bordeaux 2016 en primeur season, including yields and how much of the harvest is considered good enough for ‘first wines’. Okay, so this might be a little bit of background research for me before starting tasting through the Bordeaux 2016 […]

Wine duty is to rise in-line with inflation, disappointing trade leaders who already warned that consumers will have to pay more per bottle due to the weak pound sterling. UK Budget 2017: Wine duty to increase despite trade efforts UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, announced that duty on wine will increase in line […]

The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index closed February on 302.26, up 0.4% on the previous month. The index has now risen for an unprecedented fifteen months and is up 24% year-on-year. It is now at its highest point since October 2011, when it closed at 308.03. The top two movers last month were both from […]

The US remains top of the world wine consumption league and is expected to grow further in the next four years, but the industry still isn’t sure about the best way to handle so-called millennials, suggests a new report jointly presented by trade show Vinexpo and research group IWSR… World wine consumption trends USA  The […]

February 2017 Wine Investment Report Another gain for the fine wine market this month, the London Vintners exchange reported a 1.25% gain for the index in January. Our valuations are a little more conservative yet still a gain overall for our wines valued. Bordeaux wines showed an increase of 0.2% and an increase of 0.7% […]

A Russian builder has guaranteed himself a champagne lifestyle after constructing a house out of 12,000 empty bottles of bubbly. But it was a family tragedy that saw Eldar Ilchibayev create the remarkable local landmark in the snowy western Ural Mountains. The bottle house realises the ambition of his younger brother, who had come up […]

The Liv-ex 1000 Index – the broadest measure of the fine wine market – closed January 2017 at another all-time high of 301.24. This is an increase of 0.5% on December’s close of 299.80. The index has now reached record highs for six consecutive months and is up 21.5% year-on-year. Among the Liv-ex 1000 sub-indices, […]

The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index closed January at 301.88, up 1.25% on the previous month. The index has now risen for an unprecedented fourteen consecutive months and is up 25.3% year-on-year. It is now at its highest point since October 2011, when it closed at 308.03. The biggest movers last month came from a […]

On 20th January 2017, noted teetotaler Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. The decisions that he makes will help to shape the world – so what effect will they have on wine? Trump is, after all, the man who once said, “I never understood why people don’t go after the alcohol […]

The words ‘New World Order’ seem to be hanging over us all right now like an intrusive movie score. In less than two weeks, the new resident of the White House has made it clear that we can no longer take anything for granted. If he and his circle want to deny millions of people […]

One of the alleged ringleaders in an organised crime gang that sold 400 bottles of fake DRC wines in Europe should be sentenced to at least two years in prison with a hefty fine, a state prosecutor has argued at a court hearing in Burgundy. But a defence lawyer denied his client’s involvement in the […]

Planning to join in on Chinese New Year celebrations? Decanter restaurant critic Fiona Beckett gives tips for pairing wines with popular Chinese dishes, from a Western perspective. What to drink on any given occasion depends where you come from so we in Europe and the US have a different perception of the kind of wines […]

How to Know You Own Your Wine With fine wine investments, a question most commonly asked is “How do I know that I own my wine?” This question is asked often by new investors. It’s a very valid and pertinent question as investors genuinely want and need to know what wines do they own in their portfolios. […]

I’m paying a bill from one of the warehouses where I cellar wine when I hear a little voice in my head whisper ominously to me: Why would any sane person even bother starting a wine collection today? The compounding wine warehousing bills, not to mention my motley crew of wine fridges in the garage, […]