While Burgundy and Champagne continuously build on last year’s momentum, 2022 Liv-ex Power 100 ranking saw Bordeaux further losing attractiveness with no single wine from the region on the top 10 list for the first time, says Liv-ex. Read More
France
Château Montlabert owned by French wine giant Castel has been promoted to the status of Grand Cru Classé as part of the 2022 Saint-Emilion Wine Classification. Read More
Fujian, the affluent coastal province in southern China, has announced one of the province's biggest fake wine busts in its history: over 40,000 bottles of fake DBR Lafite and Penfolds were uncovered in a police raid. Read More
Bordeaux first growth Château Mouton Rothschild has unveiled the 2020 label created by the British painter of Scottish origin Peter Doig, joining an illustrious lineup of artists including Picaso and Dalí who have illustrated original artworks for its label. Read More
Chateau Lafite Rothschild, the Bordeaux first growth, has launched a more affordable new wine targeting on-trade sector. Read More
Millésimes Alsace Digitasting, the first “phygital” Wine Trade Show entirely organized by an appellation, will return in 2023 following its successful launch in 2021. Read More
The much anticipated President's Barrel was sold for close to US$1 million at the annual Hospices de Beaune auction on November 20, setting a new record, as the 162nd edition of the charity sale itself shattered previous records to bring in €31 million. Read More
Former NBA star Tony Parker has officially purchased Château Saint Laurent located just outside of Avignon in the heart of France’s Rhone Valley for an … Read More
In one of its grimmer estimates, Liv-ex warned that with China’s sagging economic growth and political uncertainties, its allure for global wine merchants has dimmed and the country “will not be riding to the rescue of the global wine trade in difficult times ahead”. Read More
Enoteca Shanghai, the Chinese division of the leading Asian wine retailer Enoteca, has become the exclusive partner of Alsace's pioneering biodynamic producer Domaine Marcel Deiss for mainland China, as the retailer eyes the winery's "natural wine appeal" to the country's wine lovers. Read More