Liv-Ex in its latest report said that 2021 has been the best year yet for fine wine market, outperforming FTSE 100, Dow and gold. Read More
Fine wine
We have rounded up some of the most controversial DRC lots offered at auctions including flagrant fakes and some close-calls. Read More
Napa Valley Vintners has appointed Sotheby’s as their new auction partner, marking it the first wine region to work with the auction house to expand its global buyer reach. Read More
The 161st edition of the Hospices de Beaune made a grand comeback after the pandemic and brought a total of €12.6 million, far surpassing the pre-sale estimate and set a new record price for the president's barrel. Read More
67 Pall Mall, a London-based private members’ club for wine enthusiasts, is opening its first international outpost in Singapore on February 14, 2022, the romantic Valentine’s day, with 1000 wines by the glass. Read More
Recent research shows the value of fine wine investment has outperformed luxury Hermès handbags and Rolex watches during the pandemic. Auction house Sotheby’s record-breaking year in wine and spirits sale in Asia affirms the trend. Read More
ASC Fine Wines, China’s leading fine wine importer and distributor, has added Chateau de la Font du Loup, the artisan wine producer of Chateauneuf du Pape, to its portfolio, expanding its fine wine range for mainland China and Hong Kong markets. Read More
A 15-liter bottle of Bordeaux first growth Château Mouton Rothschild – known otherwise as the “Nebuchadnezzar” – from the legendary vintage of 2000 was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong for more than one million Hong Kong dollars to an Asian collector. Read More
A bottle of Petrus 2000 aged for 14 months in space will go under hammer at Christie's private wine sales. Read More
1898 Lafite, 1865 Yquem and some of the top Burgundian names such as Henri Jayer will be on offer at Sotheby's May sale in Hong Kong. Read More