LA-based lawyer Don Cornwell has raised serious concerns over two large format DRC bottles offered by Acker in Hong Kong, including a world record-breaking methuselah. Even after the wine has been rescinded, doubts still linger. Read More
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Derided by trade professionals as "Disneyland of fakes", the scale of knockoffs seen at this year's Autumn edition of China Food & Drinks Fair in Tianjin is staggering. We have rounded up some of the worst offenders here from fake DRC to counterfeit Petrus. Read More
Christie’s Wine Department will present what it bills as "The Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies" from a single owner on May 20 in Hong Kong. Read More
All 147 lots (533 bottles) from Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau were sold out at Sotheby's Spring Sale Series last week, achieving another 'white glove' sale for the auction house. 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
Sotheby’s Wine reported ‘white glove’ wine sales from fugitive Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau. Read More
An extremely rare 1923 DRC Romanée Conti in the legendary Vandermeulen bottling will go under the hammer at Kaigai's upcoming auction in October. Read More
American auction house Zachys is thrust in to the center of an ongoing scandal that alleges it sold a bottle of fake jeroboam of 1999 Domaine Romanée Conti La Tâche. Read More
One 6-litre Methuselah of Romanée-Conti 1999 doubled its previous estimate and was sold for over HK$2.1 million, as part of the Sotheby's three-day wine auction that saw fierce bidding and stunning results. Read More