New Bollinger cellar shows off âlostâ treasures When Bollinger staff cleaned out a gallery of its cellar under the house in AĂż stacked with old, empty bottles, they made a remarkable discovery. Hidden for decades, they unearthed an incredible collection of some 600 bottles, the youngest of which was found to be 1921 and the…
What Brexit Means for Bordeaux Is there really anything else that we can write about this week? I am more heartbroken and frustrated than I can remember being. As a British person living in Europe, this was a result that I neither expected nor wanted. But itâs now almost a week on, and reality is…
The UK Decides In four daysâ time, we will know the result of the UKâs referendum on continuing membership of the European Union. Iâd like to write that the referendum âwill be overâ â but that depends on the margin of victory for the winning side. The debate has been so divisive and so toxic,…
Bordeaux Big Guns Come Out Firing The Bordeaux 2015 en primeur campaign, now in its endgame, should turn out to be the most exciting and profitable for many years. It is certainly the most talked-about â and the most divisive. Last week saw a flurry of major releases: Cos d’Estournel ($135 per bottle ex-negoce), Margaux…
Bordeaux trying to control the market! An interesting chart was posted by the London Vintners exchange this morning, I just had to send you a copy. This is a chart of the percentage increases for the 2015 vintages in comparison to the 2014 vintages. I sent you last week the actual percentages for the first…
Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 rises for sixth consecutive month The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index has risen for the sixth consecutive month, the first time it has done so since March 2011. It closed May on 254.31, up 1.56 points (0.62%) on Aprilâs closing level of 252.75. The indexâs gain bucked the trend of recent…
Francois Hollande opens Bordeaux wine theme park â CitĂ© du Vin French president François Hollande has officially opened Bordeaux’s 80-million-euro CitĂ© du Vin wine centre, despite a backdrop of national strikes plus protests at the venue from campaigners against pesticide use in vineyards. Hollande took to the stage alongside one of his main…
More Bordeaux 2015 price rises as campaign heats up Another rash of releases this week has seen some of the biggest names of Bordeaux show their hands, as price rises continue to mark the 2015 en primeur campaign. Among the most significant Bordeaux en primeur rise has been Chateau Canon 2015 from St-Emilion, up…