Champagne Barons de Rothschild has launched its first-ever single-vineyard cuvée, Le Grand Clos. The inaugural three bottles sold for a total of £16,120, setting a new record for the house. Read More
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With a price tag more than double that of Grange, we spoke to Penfolds distributors to gauge whether Chinese consumers are willing to pay up—at a time when spending is tightening. Read More
There are no tastings, no labels on display. Instead, the show offers a look at the world that wine once moved through: trade, agriculture, correspondence, and marketing. Read More
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr achieved a white glove result in its first-ever partnership with the Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot festival, raising €351,700 from 72 wine lots in two auctions, with all proceeds supporting young musical talent. Read More
A Chinese winery has been fined after authorities seized more than 1,500 bottles of sparkling wine falsely labeled as Champagne, the latest in a string of trademark infringement cases involving European wine regions in China. Read More
While the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index posted its steepest monthly drop since August 2023 in April, Asian buyers have begun to fill the gap left by the retreating U.S. market—led by a resurgent demand for Burgundy. Read More
Changyu, China’s largest wine producer, is selling its French Cognac estate and related property for 4.8 million euros (about US$5.2 million) as part of ongoing efforts to offload underperforming assets and shore up its finances. Read More
China and French brandy producers have reached a preliminary agreement on pricing, a key development in Beijing’s anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports that signals easing tensions between the two sides. Read More
When one of France’s most famous producers, Michel Laroche, of Domaine Laroche in Chablis uncorked 90 bottles of his award-winning Grand Cru Blanchot at a … Read More
We spoke with some of China’s biggest en primeur buyers about the 2024 Bordeaux campaign—and despite the deepest price cuts in a decade, reactions are anything but unanimous. Read More