2015

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Kimmy Pala

Stability returns but Bordeaux loses share, says Liv-ex

Stability returns but Bordeaux loses share, says Liv-ex Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/st-emilion-classification-dispute-goes-before-tribunal-284859/#XKt8YKAeScwQucct.99 Bordeaux lost more ground to Burgundy and Italy in 2015, but the overall

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Kimmy Pala

Hundreds of Rudy Kurniawan counterfeit wines destroyed

Hundreds of Rudy Kurniawan counterfeit wines destroyed Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/hundreds-of-rudy-kurniawan-counterfeit-wines-destroyed-285397/#pYPF2K2tXlTsWHlH.99 More than 500 counterfeits of the some of the world’s finest wines have been

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Kimmy Pala

Billionaire head of China’s Fosun group ‘disappears’

Billionaire head of China’s Fosun group ‘disappears’ Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/billionaire-head-of-chinas-fosun-group-disappears-285218/#XqWCZfFL01ieRKJS.99 Chinese company Fosun, which also has a 20% stake in Spanish wine and ham

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Kimmy Pala

St – Emilion classification dispute goes before tribunal

St – Emilion classification dispute goes before tribunal Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/st-emilion-classification-dispute-goes-before-tribunal-284859/#XKt8YKAeScwQucct.99 A complaint launched by three châteaux demanding the cancellation of the 2012 St-Emilion

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Kimmy Pala

Liv-ex 1000 drops 0.8% in November

Liv-ex 1000 drops 0.8% in November Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/12/liv-ex-1000-drops-08-in-november.html The Liv-ex 1000 Index – the broadest measure of the market – dropped 0.8% in November

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Kimmy Pala

Crus Classés de Graves wine auction for Paris victims

Crus Classés de Graves wine auction for Paris victims Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/crus-classes-de-graves-wine-auction-for-paris-victims-283752/#HQ9O4TlMs3chgkdL.99 All 14 member châteaux of the Crus Classés de Graves are to

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Kimmy Pala

Castel sells Bordeaux château to China’s Changyu

Castel sells Bordeaux château to China’s Changyu Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/castel-sells-bordeaux-chateau-to-chinas-changyu-284212/#Fw7egOo6Oq3srEkX.99 Castel, France’s largest wine family, has sold one of its 22 Bordeaux wine châteaux

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Kimmy Pala

Bordeaux: beyond the First Growths

Bordeaux: beyond the First Growths Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/11/bordeaux-beyond-the-first-growths.html The headline numbers for Bordeaux have been negative now for several years. The Liv-ex 50 (First Growths)

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Kimmy Pala

An abundance of fizz

An abundance of fizz Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/11/an-abundance-of-fizz.html Champagne has seen good activity in 2015, taking 6.1% of the year’s trade so far: up from 2.8%

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Kimmy Pala

In praise of wine wankers

In praise of wine wankers Read more at https://www.meininger.de/en/wine-business-international/praise-of-wine-wankers In many areas of criticism, there are reviewers famous for their slashing reviews. There’s the Guardian’s Jay Rayner,

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Kimmy Pala

Bottle of Lafite Rothschild 1895 sells for $17,000

Bottle of Lafite Rothschild 1895 sells for $17,000 Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/bottle-of-lafite-rothschild-1895-sells-for-17000-280678/ A single bottle of Château Lafite Rothschild 1895 vintage has been sold for $17,000 at

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Kimmy Pala

Global wine market 2015 will grow 1.1% annually by 2019

Global wine market 2015 will grow 1.1% annually by 2019 Read more at https://www.whatech.com/market-research/food-beverage/102474-global-wine-market-2015-will-grow-1-1-annually-by-2019 The report package Global Wine Market to 2019 – Market Size, Development, Top

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Kimmy Pala

Bordeaux 2010: Back to the Future

Bordeaux 2010: Back to the Future Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/bordeaux-2010-back-to-the-future.html If buyers of Bordeaux 2010 En Primeur had hopped into Marty McFly’s DeLorean DMC-12 and

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Kimmy Pala

Wine globalization set to continue

Wine globalization set to continue Read more at http://blog.oup.com/2015/09/wine-globalization-to-continue/ The past two decades have seen globalization of the world’s wine markets proceed like never before, in both

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Kimmy Pala

Talking Trade: 9-15th October

Talking Trade: 9-15th October Read more at http://blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/talking-trade-9-15th-october.html While the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 drifted 0.1% this week, Bordeaux’s trade share rose above 80%. Italy had

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Kimmy Pala

Broken China?

Broken China? Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/broken-china.html The chart below shows a clear correlation between the performances of the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index and the China Producer

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Kimmy Pala

Bordeaux 2009 and 2010: Where are the price gaps?

Bordeaux 2009 and 2010: Where are the price gaps? Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/10/bordeaux-2009-and-2010-where-are-the-price-gaps.html Bordeaux 2009 and 2010 are the two back-to-back vintages which are considered amongst the

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Kimmy Pala

Prices soar at Chateau Margaux auction in New York

Prices soar at Chateau Margaux auction in New York Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/prices-soar-at-chateau-margaux-auction-in-new-york-279063/#TBlKbH3pD0qF9v5o.99 Fine wine buyers are far from tired of top Bordeaux if the

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Kimmy Pala

Wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan’s Lamborghini up for auction

Wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan’s Lamborghini up for auction Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/wine-fraudster-rudy-kurniawans-lamborghini-up-for-auction-279537/#JmQCXHZoEzhwq7XB.99 US police have begun selling off the lavish purchases of imprisoned wine fraudster

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Kimmy Pala

Anson: Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes – part two

Anson: Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes – part two Read more at thttp://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage-guides/bordeaux/bordeaux-2015/anson-bordeaux-2015-behind-the-scenes-part-two-279632/#Zv2PmOSHsmMFWxqJ.99 Negociants are clearing the decks for a highly anticipated Bordeaux 2015 vintage,

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Reflection on our valuations

Reflection on our valuations Whilst there were few big moves in the wine market valuations this month versus August, I felt compelled to write to

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Beautiful Scenes of Bordeaux

Beautiful Scenes of Bordeaux Some of the Beautiful Scenes of Bordeaux Below is a short video of some of the beautiful sceneries and vineyards that

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