The Hospices Civils de Beaune has confirmed the appointment of auction house Sotheby’s as the new host of its annual Hospices de Beaune wine auction, the oldest charity wine auction in the world, for the next five years, replacing Christie's. Read More
Burgundy
The 60th Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges Wine Auction has smashed previous records for sales and buyer numbers, buoyed by strong buyer interest in Burgundy 2020 vintage, despite global travel restrictions. Read More
The 60th Hospices de Nuits wine auction will be held on Sunday, March 14 and livestreamed to bidders worldwide. Read More
Hong Kong-based fine wine merchant L'Imperatrice has formally parted ways with its founder Julien Froger and is eager to turn a new corner. Read More
Domaine Leroy was named most powerful wine brand in the world by Liv-Ex, while Domaine de la Romanée-Conti fell out of top 10 for the first time. Read More
The 228-liter 'President Barrel', Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, from this year's 160th Hospices de Beaune auction, was sold to a Chinese bidder for a record price of €660,000. Read More
A single owner Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet collection led Christie's Hong Kong Wines & Spirits Autumn Auctions on December 5. Read More
A combination of economic slowdown and political crisis, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic has brought Bourgogne wine export to China and Hong Kong to its knees in the first nine months of the year, according to the latest data released by Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB). Read More
Bonhams will present what it calls "one of the most encyclopedic wine collections in Asia – The Collection of A-1 Fine Wines" at its upcoming sale of Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky in Hong Kong on Saturday 21 November. It is estimated at more than HK$20million. Read More
The 160th Hospices de Beaune has been abruptly postponed this Sunday due to France's worsening second wave of Covid-19. Read More