Lafite, Mouton And Dom Perignon At The Top In March, the week of 17th-23rd March saw the trade by volume rise 17%. Bordeaux’s share has risen 0.9%, Champagne has gone up 4.4%. The USA market has accounted for 3.3% of the Champagne’s trade by volume. The Fine Wine 50 Index has continued to rise 0.2%…
Bordeaux 2016 en primeur: Rush to taste despite global uncertainty Bordeaux châteaux need to put extra staff in their tasting rooms this week as early signs suggest historically high number of tasters and merchants are heading to taste barrel samples of the 2016 vintage in what has been described by some as the region’s equivalent…
Neal Martin releases in-bottle scores for Bordeaux 2014 This week, Neal Martin who has taken over from Robert Parker published a report containing in-bottle scores for Bordeaux 2014. He suggests that, “2014 Bordeaux is a very good to excellent vintage, however it is unequivocally not in the same realm as 2005, 2009 or 2010, nor…
Article 50: Wine leaders lobby for interim deal after Brexit Wine producers, importers and retailers have united across the English Channel to call for a transitional deal that keeps trade flowing after the UK made good on its promise to trigger Article 50 and start the Brexit stopwatch. Around 55% of wine imported into the…
Bordeaux 2016: What merchants and traders are saying about price Bordeaux should make fewer pricing decisions ‘behind closed doors’, says a report ahead of en primeur tasting week as new research suggests international merchants are hoping that 2016 prices won’t sour the fine market’s recovery story. Liv-ex, the online wine trading platform, said today (29…
In the restaurant: What to say to a sommelier – and hint at your budget Speaking to a sommelier can be an intimidating business, especially when it comes to being frank about your budget. Dispel your insecurities with our experts’ guide, with tips from Decanter’s columnist Andrew Jefford, chief restaurant critic Fiona Beckett and wine…
Fine wine merchants in confident mood – Liv-ex survey The Liv-ex 100 fine wine price tracker is this year set to reach highs not seen since 2011, according to many merchants surveyed by the trading platform. Liv-ex questioned its 440 merchant members and found that, on average, respondents expect the Liv-ex 100 index to close…
Anson: Bordeaux 2014 wines re-tasted Jane Anson goes back to the Bordeaux 2014 wines to see how they’re developing in the bottle, with a focus on the Left Bank. Below, she picks 10 of her favourites from a recent tasting and talks about how the vintage has shaped up since the en primeur campaign two…
Graphic: 12,000 glasses of Champagne to be served at the Oscars 2017 See our graphic and report on how much food, wine and Champagne will be consumed at this year’s Academy Awards. Oscars 2017 wine and food in numbers More than 12,000 glasses of Champagne are set to be drunk at this year’s Oscars Awards ceremony…
Arcane restaurant review: Hong Kong oasis with a 1,000-bin wine list Where else in fast-paced hustle of Hong Kong can you enjoy Wagyu sirloin with a wine made by Château Margaux? Or Yquem 1998 by the glass? Read Fiona Beckett’s review of Arcane, the concept restaurant from Michelin-starred Aussie chef Shane Osborn. Arcane, Hong Kong…