Sotheby’s has appointed Vanessa Conlin MW as its new Global Head of Wine Retail based in New York as part of the auciton house's expansion of the global wine market and continued investment in luxury categories. Read More
Fine wine
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
Auction house Sotheby's has appointed George Lacey as its new Head of Wine for Asia, replacing Paul Wong, it has announced in a press release. 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
Tokyo-headquartered Enoteca has reopened its 75 m² wine store in China's eastern Suzhou after months of renovation, as it plans expansion to tap into wine consumption power of the affluent city of 13 million people. Read More
Six bottles of Domaine Comte du Liger-Belair La Romanée 2002 in original wooden case will lead Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky Sale in Hong Kong on 19 August 2022. Read More
Bordeaux experienced a challenging year in 2021 as the region faced consecutively low crop yields, declining interest towards its En Primeur and fierce competitions from other regions. Read More
Sotheby's wine and spirits sales boomed in 2021, though Asian wine buyers' dominance wanes. The auction house also announced key leadership changes. Read More
Sotheby’s Wine unveils the rundown of its Hong Kong Spring 2022 sale series, which is expected to bring in HK$95 million. Read More
Japan's second largest wine group has just appointed Shinji Hori as its new president. Read More