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$8m Cognac collection - owner fears for its future

The seller of an $8m Cognac collection fears his lifelong work could be drunk away

Posted: 20 February 2012
Wine expert James Suckling releases updated scores for 'best modern vintage'

Like Robert Parker, Suckling adored the 2009 Bordeaux - how have the ageing wines fared since?

Posted: 18 February 2012
Bordeaux wine Ducru Beaucaillou Melchior could tower above rest at sale

Sotheby's wine auction features a Nebuchadnezzar of Italian Merlot and a Melchior of Ducru Beaucaillou

Posted: 14 February 2012
Henri Jayer Burgundy wine from the legend's cellar goes down well in Asian auction

Christie's auction of Henri Jayer Burgundy wine from his cellar caused a bidding frenzy in Hong Kong

Posted: 13 February 2012
Burgundy fine wines bring $1.49m at Hart Davis Hart's white glove auction

The USA's largest wine auctioneer, Hart Davis Hart, has had a hugely successful start to 2012

Posted: 8 February 2012
Christie's online auction bids rise by 23% - get your mouse at the ready!

Online bidding is emerging as collectors' 'first choice' after Christie's web bids rose by 23% in 2011

Posted: 7 February 2012
1996 Charmes Chambertin Burgundy wine could be the toast of internet auction

Flushed with success from the Icemen Cometh sale, Acker's auction stars Charmes Chambertin Burgundy

Posted: 6 February 2012
John Kapon, Acker Merrall & Condit interview: 'Work hard and drink hard!'

Acker Merrall & Condit's CEO John Kapon shares his fine wine expertise in this exclusive interview

Posted: 6 February 2012
Romanée-Conti assortment makes $46,360 at Acker, Merrall & Condit

Acker's Icemen Cometh auction was 98% sold led by a Romanée-Conti assortment, breaking more records

Posted: 30 January 2012
1982 Chateau Pétrus wine stars in Christie's $1.2m New York auction

Two dozen rare bottles of the legendary 1982 Chateau Pétrus wine starred in Christie's New York sale

Posted: 28 January 2012
'Icemen Cometh' wine sale has 2012 off to warm start for Acker, Merrall & Condit

Acker, Merrall and Condit had a fantastic 2011, and its 'Icemen Cometh' wine auction looks strong

Posted: 27 January 2012
Top label Bordeaux wine is the taste for collectors, reports Liv-Ex

Wine market experts at Liv-Ex predict that a more diverse selection of wines will enjoy success in 2012

Posted: 26 January 2012
50% fine wine sale increase at Bonhams two years running

Bonhams looks forward to its first fine wine sale of the year following a 50% increase from 2011

Posted: 25 January 2012
Fine wines of France pair off with great French art at New York auctions

Christie's is holding a pair of France-themed auctions with Petrus, Lafite and DRC fine wines offered

Posted: 23 January 2012
Henri Jayer Burgundy wine from the legend's cellar pours into Christie's auction

Featuring great vintages of Échézeaux and Richebourg, Henri Jayer's Burgundy isn't to be missed

Posted: 18 January 2012
1985 DRC Romanée Conti World Record price set at Acker's Hong Kong auction

Acker's first Hong Kong auction of 2012 set records including for 1985 DRC Romanée Conti

Posted: 16 January 2012
Sotheby's offers Bordeaux Winebank highlights to start its 2012 wine auctions

Featuring investment-grade DRC Burgundy as well as Winebank Bordeaux, Sotheby's sale looks strong

Posted: 13 January 2012
Hart Davis Hart brings Romanee-Conti 2001 Burgundy to Chicago

Following a huge year for wine auctioneer Hart Davis Hart, it offers highlights from Romanee-Conti

Posted: 12 January 2012
Sotheby's Bordeaux fine wine auction 'puts vintages to the test' in London

Sotheby's London Bordeaux wine sale is predicted to bring $2.7m and will star the highly-rated 1982

Posted: 9 January 2012
Antiques Roadshow US tour dates are revealed – ‘to match Justin Bieber’

The US Antiques Roadshow show turns 17 with its new series, and may be coming to a town near you

Posted: 8 January 2012
Rare Barkhouse bourbon bottle – one of ‘finest’ – brings $28,000 at auction

A web and catalog sale by American Bottle Auctions starred this Barkhouse Kentucky Bourbon bottle

Posted: 29 December 2011
Fine wine collectors turn to rare 'Bordeaux Second Growths' and Burgundy

Burgundy and Bordeaux Second Growths are set to offer much value to fine wine collectors in 2012

Posted: 28 December 2011
'From fine wines to Peanuts comic art - choose rare collectibles in the New Year'

Paul offers tips to help your 2012 collecting - including what you can learn from wine and comics

Posted: 28 December 2011
Acker's fine wine auctions bring a $110m total to a record-breaking 2011

2011 has been a great year for fine wine markets, with records made by Acker, Merrall and Condit

Posted: 21 December 2011
Our Top Five Fine Wine sales from late 2011 - DRC, Lafite, Champagne and more

Another great year for the market in fine wines has seen some great sales - here are our Top Five

Posted: 21 December 2011
Sotheby’s fine wine auctions boast another strong year with $85.5m in sales

Sotheby’s wine department enjoyed a good year thanks to its record-breaking London auctions

Posted: 19 December 2011
55-Year-Old Glenfiddich sets World Record price for whisky bottle at Bonhams auction

Sold to honour the life of Janet Sheed Roberts, the 55-Year-Old Glenfiddich bottle brought £46,850

Posted: 15 December 2011
Video: Romanee-Conti vertical auctions in Hong Kong with Acker, Merrill and Condit

An extraordinary vertical collection of Romanee-Conti Burgundy was put to the Chinese market

Posted: 14 December 2011
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti vertical breaks records at Acker Hong Kong

Breaking the $100m mark for this year, Acker's Hong Kong sale was boosted by a huge vertical

Posted: 12 December 2011
Evelyn de Rothschild wine collection is Christie's 'best London auction since 1997'

Featuring wine from the collection of Evelyn de Rothschild, Christie's London saw a total of £2.94m

Posted: 5 December 2011
Château Haut-Brion fine wine sale at Christie's Hong Kong auction nets HK$1.2m

A lot containing 14 bottles of Château Haut-Brion fine wine starred at Christie's Hong Kong auction

Posted: 29 November 2011
George Washington's wine cooler could be worth a cool $600,000

The wine cooler was gifted to George Washington's fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

Posted: 28 November 2011
'Real Deal' - HISTORY Channel's new auction TV series debuts this weekend

The HISTORY Channel's 'Real Deal' show is billed as 'the most authentic auction-based TV series yet'

Posted: 25 November 2011
Gwyneth Paltrow champagne auction raises $66,000 for school meals charity

A case of 1911 Moët & Chandon champagne beat its estimate at Christie's and Paltrow's NY auction

Posted: 21 November 2011
Gwyneth Paltrow auctions century-old Moët champagne with celebrity friends

A collector's case of Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 1911 champagne will be sold for charity

Posted: 14 November 2011
Asian wine investors boost Acker auction to $14.45m 2011 record

Asian wine investors set more than 100 new world records in Hong Kong over the weekend

Posted: 7 November 2011
Western whiskey bottles and flasks could bring '$50 on up to $150,000'

Featuring Benjamin Franklin, Zachary Taylor and General Lafayette, there's value in these bottles...

Posted: 7 November 2011
Don Stott's 1990 Romanee-Conti wine stands neck and shoulders above the rest

The first auction of one of the all time great Burgundy collections broke records at Acker

Posted: 1 November 2011
1961 de Vogue Musigny could be toast of Acker's New York fine wine auction

Following the company's offering of Don Stott's collection, it has some more highlights to pour

Posted: 27 October 2011
'Music to the Mouth' Bordeaux wine collection for sale at Acker Chicago

The vast fine wine sale in the Windy city is to be concluded with a collection from a music expert

Posted: 16 October 2011
Glenlivet 48-year-old whisky owned by distillery founder brings $29,376

Dating to 1883, a bottle of this Glenlivet whisky was owned by distillery founder Colonel George Smith

Posted: 13 October 2011
Fine Bordeaux wine collections expected to go down well in Chicago

The October event will feature offerings from great Bordeaux collectors, including the 'Mint' collection

Posted: 12 October 2011
Discovery Channel's brand new TV show needs you...

Would you like to sell your collectibles on a global TV programme?

Posted: 7 October 2011
Don Stott Burgundy collection for sale at Acker Merrall and Condit

Acker has announced the details of three wine auctions including Burgundy from Don Stott's collection

Posted: 6 October 2011
Chateau Lafite and DRC wines could bring $4.9m at Hart Davis Hart in Chicago

Nearly $1m worth of Chateau Lafite alone will be offer, amongst much other Bordeaux and Burgundy

Posted: 5 October 2011
Lafite Imperial World Record price set by 1996 vintage at Spectrum Wine Auctions

The Hong Kong fine wine sale achieved $6m and included a range of fantastic Burgundies

Posted: 4 October 2011
Sotheby’s Hong Kong wine auction nets 100% sales and $43m total

Led by Petrus 1990 and Latour 1982, the wine sale exceeded expectations, selling every last drop

Posted: 3 October 2011
1858 Croizet sets $156,740 cognac World Record at China auction

The record for an original bottle cognac has increased by 361% since 2009

Posted: 29 September 2011
Francis Ford Coppola is the Don at Christie's $1.8m New York wine auction

Inglenook wines collected by the Godfather director were among the highlights at the Big Apple sale

Posted: 27 September 2011
Glenlivet bottle to sell at the rate of 'several hundred pounds a dram' in Edinburgh

Bonhams is to offer the fine single malt for up to $30,900 next month, alongside a 50 year old Macallan

Posted: 24 September 2011
Cause for celebration... Salon Champagne bottle makes World Record price

In a Hong Kong sale dominated by Burgundy, some fine results for bubbly went almost unnoticed

Posted: 21 September 2011
Hart Davis Hart sells-out 100% with 'most energetic' $5.3m fine wine auction

'A perplexed bidder told me he had trouble winning any lots,' says Vice-Chairman Michael Davis

Posted: 21 September 2011
Paul says... 'This buyer hunted the $200,000 whisky, not the other way round'

Record sales are constant in the wine and whisky markets - as global buyers can't get enough...

Posted: 21 September 2011
Chinese 'high flyer' puts record-breaking deposit on $200,000 Dalmore whisky

This savvy collector has become a legend and now owns 'one of the rarest whiskies in the world'...

Posted: 20 September 2011
Romanee-Conti 1990 nets World Record prices at $11.78m fine wine auction

Acker Merrall & Condit achieved $11.78m in Hong Kong in a 'passionate' sale dominated by Burgundy

Posted: 19 September 2011
Fine wines to keep you warm: Morrell & Company offer rare vintages for sale

It’s selling a wide range of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, including from Morton Swinsky's cellar

Posted: 14 September 2011
Heritage Auctions announces much anticipated '$1.3m' fine wine auction

Blue-chip Californian classics and 'highly-rated and sought-after releases from Napa' will be up for sale

Posted: 14 September 2011
'Apocalypse Wow': Christie's offers Francis Ford Coppola's Napa wines for sale

'Inglenook is to Napa what Margaux is to Bordeaux,' once wrote California wine expert James Laube

Posted: 13 September 2011
'Burgundy on fire': Acker's fine wine auction makes $3.8m led by DRC and Lafite

The New York sale marks an excellent start to the season, with many more exciting events ahead

Posted: 13 September 2011
Bonhams sells case of Romanee-Conti for $200,840 in its fine wine sale

At over $15,877 per bottle and $2,778 a glass, this coveted case will undoubtedly be well looked after...

Posted: 12 September 2011
China's first wine investment fund offers wealthy buyers 15% returns

Aspirational Chinese investors are flocking to the potential gains offered by the Dinghong Fund

Posted: 11 September 2011
Gem-studded jewel casket set to dazzle at Leland Little's estate auction

Fetauring fine wine, jewellery, silver, antiques and rare militaria, the sale is not to be missed

Posted: 11 September 2011
'Fastidiously kept' Rioja and Bordeaux collections for sale at Acker this week

Riscal and Castillo Ygay join exceptional Lafites and Latours this weekend in New York

Posted: 7 September 2011
Christie's $539,000 Lafite vertical stands tall as 'highest priced fine wine lot of 2011'

The 300 bottle collection sold ahead of some exquisite Burgundy and Champagne in Hong Kong

Posted: 5 September 2011
Straight from the Château... Sotheby's sells Rothschild Family collection of wines

The Hong Kong sale will present Lafite and other wines which have never before left the Château

Posted: 3 September 2011
'All Things Bright and Burgundy' will light up Acker's fine wine auction, next week

The wonderous New York sale will feature a rare Methuselah of 2004 vintage La Tache in its lots

Posted: 1 September 2011
Exclusive interview: 'Hong Kong is hugely important to fine wine world market'

Scott Assemakis, managing director of European Fine Wines Ltd, talks wine investments with PFC

Posted: 26 August 2011
Wines of 'the greatest collector of Burgundy' Don Stott come to Acker

The auctioneer is planning some very special events in the next few months, especially in Chicago

Posted: 25 August 2011
Dynasty’s Blake Carrington is back – at Bonhams’ triple-city fine wine auction

US actor John Forsythe is selling his wide-ranging collection of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Californians

Posted: 23 August 2011
Hart Davis Hart limbers up to hold a $5.1m fine wine auction in Chicago

A grand selection of great Bordeaux and Burgundy will be for sale and some will even be tasted

Posted: 18 August 2011
'Fabled' $200,000 Romanée-Conti leads Acker's $15m September fine wine auctions

The company plans to build on its already staggering $55m sales for 2011 to date

Posted: 17 August 2011
Berry's century-old single Orkney and Laphroaig malt whisky could bring $10,600

McTear's is offering another excellent range of fine drams once more this coming week

Posted: 16 August 2011
Still fizzing a century on: Moet Chandon 1911 Champagne sells for charity

A case of the vintage bubbly is on offer at Christie's - and the buyer wins lunch with Scarlett Johansson

Posted: 15 August 2011
Build a collection: 'Find out everything you need to know by reading this...'

Or at least that was the challenge presented to me by a popular magazine, earlier this week...

Posted: 10 August 2011
A nice drop: Christie's fine wine auction is led by $579,200 Chateau Lafite vertical

Comprising 300 carefully stored bottles, this event isn't one that collectors will want to miss...

Posted: 9 August 2011
'It's exploded'… Hong Kong meets challenge of vintage wine boom

Buying up the world's vintage wine stock is all very well, but where on earth do you keep it all...?

Posted: 6 August 2011
Christie's to sell contemporary art and vintage Burgundy wine for charity

The auctioneer is planning auctions on both sides of the Atlantic for Japanese disaster victims

Posted: 5 August 2011
With a bottle from the reign of Napoleon... Christian Vanneque's fine wine collection

Here's a look at a man who's spent a liftetime in wine and recently set a new World Record price

Posted: 3 August 2011
Could this $13,000 Dalmore Candela light up Bonhams' whisky auction?

One of just 77 bottles of the vintage blended whisky will appear at auction in Edinburgh, next month

Posted: 27 July 2011
Old Château d'Yquem becomes 'world's most valuable' commercially sold wine

Bought for $122,206, this coveted 1811 bottle famed for its longevity has sold to a French collector

Posted: 26 July 2011
Why Hong Kong's fine wine 'free trade zone' is now spilling online...

We look at how Hong Kong's low wine duty and the power of the web are creating a fine wine boom

Posted: 25 July 2011
Laphroaig and Springbank bottles smash estimate at McTear's whisky auction

It was a day of surprises for rare whisky lovers at McTear's Glasgow auction on July 20

Posted: 23 July 2011
'This wine should be censored'... Romanée-Conti 1978 sells for over $59,000

Five bottles of the miraculous Burgundy sold just ahead of some wonderful Chateau Latour

Posted: 21 July 2011
160 of South Africa's finest wines will come together for Nederburg auction

Last year the much-anticipated sale of coveted vintages achieved an impressive $82.6m overall total

Posted: 20 July 2011
McTear's presents all the delights of Islay single malt Scotch whiskies

Tomorrow the Glasgow auctioneers's sale will be led by great drams from Bowmore and Port Ellen

Posted: 19 July 2011
Which collectible vintage wines should you be buying in 2011?

Vintage wine auction figures for the second quarter may surprise, and seduce you…

Posted: 18 July 2011
Kovels reveals collectors' most popular internet search of 2011...

Could it be jewellery...? The collectibles price guide has once again revealed its most popular search

Posted: 15 July 2011
Second quarter Hong Kong wine sales are up 80% on 2010

The growing wealth of Asian countries continues to shape vintage wine sales

Posted: 15 July 2011
Revealing the fine wine collections of 'godfather of satire' Sir David Frost

Famous for his celebrated interview with Richard Nixon, Frost has an extensive wine cellar

Posted: 13 July 2011
Vicar's $1.90 wine glasses found at car boot sale make $25,000

Three 18th century Beilby wine glasses found at a car boot sale have returned a huge profit

Posted: 11 July 2011
$120,000 Romanee-Conti 'highlights the investment potential of fine wine'

Bonhams has held its strongest ever wine sale at London's New Bond Street, totalling $1.5m

Posted: 10 July 2011
Wide range of fine Bordeaux wines sold at Spectrum in Hong Kong for $7.5m

Only recently established, the company offered classics from Chateaux Lafite, Mouton and Ausone

Posted: 7 July 2011
How should a collector spend a $241m Euromillions jackpot win?

With another rollover in the European lottery, here's some collectibles the winner may want...

Posted: 6 July 2011
The Story of... Fashionable Bordeaux wines make corking investments

Western buyers love them, Asian collectors want them. Wine is the ultimate investment

Posted: 6 July 2011
Savour Sotheby's unique sale of the finest wines money can buy

Bottles of Romanne Conti, Latour and Lafite will make thousands in this auction...

Posted: 5 July 2011
Encouraging sales at Hart Davis Hart yet more good news for wine market

Think twice before drinking your vintages as you could be pouring away thousands...

Posted: 30 June 2011
Popping corks with Picasso... Rothschild ‘art wine bottles’ star at Bonhams

Designed by Picasso, Warhol and Miro, these arty vintage bottles will alight the Fine Wine sale

Posted: 29 June 2011
'Larger than life' fine wine sale expected to make $1.5m at Sotheby's

Some of the world's best bottles are being sold from this marvellous and comprehensive collection

Posted: 28 June 2011
China's elite collectors becoming more dominant by the day, study shows

After flexing its muscles, there's every reason to believe the country is just getting started...

Posted: 24 June 2011
A fizz of excitement... The sparkling Champagne collections of Robert A Rosania

Having built up a great cellar of bubbly in under a decade, Rosania set a world record for Dom Perignon

Posted: 22 June 2011
Acker moves into Chicago wine market with Edward Roberts takeover

Corks are popping as the world record-breaking auctioneer looks to extend its already vast influence

Posted: 22 June 2011
From Islay, Speyside and the Highlands, Bonhams' whiskies are to savour

The auction will star a range of rare single malts, with Bowmore and Glenfiddich among the stars...

Posted: 21 June 2011
Visit our blog and get closer to all the latest collectibles news and opinion...

Our insider experts' views on the collectibles markets can now be read by you at the click of a mouse

Posted: 20 June 2011
Eight things to buy your Dad for Father's Day, by Paul Fraser Collectibles

Traditional prezzies like socks, jumpers and music are all here - but like you've never seen before...

Posted: 15 June 2011
'Monumental' fine wines star in Heritage's Beverly Hills signature sale

As far as alternative investments go, these rare and valuable vintages will only get better with age...

Posted: 14 June 2011
Cool prices for Sir David Frost's wine collection at Christie's $1.8m auction

The sale was led by great Burgundy with Romanee Conti 1988 achieving $142,000

Posted: 12 June 2011
Ardbeg, Scotland's finest single malt, highlights McTear's whisky auction

A 10-year-old, from the distillery considered by many to be the world's finest, is going up for sale...

Posted: 10 June 2011
Paul says... 'Why talk of a next 'great, great depression' needn't apply to you'

You should definitely watch this video - it's gone viral among the top people in the financial world...

Posted: 8 June 2011
Acker sets $43,630 World Record price with Champagne rescued from the seabed

The rare bottle of Veuve Clicquot is thought to have been on its way to Russia's Tsar Nicholas I

Posted: 6 June 2011
In vino veritas? Mystery surrounds $5,000 Napoleon wine glass auction

A wine glass that may have once belonged to the great emperor is coming to Bonhams

Posted: 6 June 2011
$65,000 Chateau Petrus 1982 to be neck and shoulders above the rest this month

Hart Davis Hart is presenting the auction in Chicago, which also includes Lafite and DRC wines

Posted: 2 June 2011
DRC is pick of the bunch at Bonhams' Hong Kong wine and whisky sale

A Domaine de la Romanée-Conti assortment made $33,000 at Bonhams' May auction

Posted: 1 June 2011
It's a vintage showing from 1961 Chateau Latour at $7.6m Hong Kong sale

Christie's Latour sale highlighted the popularity that the first growth holds among Chinese buyers...

Posted: 31 May 2011
Revealed: the modern vintages that excelled at Acker's recent auction

One Bordeaux above all others continues to shine at auction, with the help of recent vintages

Posted: 26 May 2011
$25,200 Arizona whisky bottle is toast of American Bottle Auctions

A turn-of-the-century Jule's Bourbon bottle far surpassed its estimate in the US

Posted: 25 May 2011
A fraudster with excellent taste... The collections of Bernie Madoff

Having run the 'largest Ponzi scheme in history' only Madoff's collectibles had any real value

Posted: 25 May 2011
'Incredibly opulent' Chateau Petrus 1990 leads the Winebank Collection part III

Sotheby's auction also boasts some exceptional Lafite and La Tache bottles for collectors to enjoy

Posted: 24 May 2011
From Chateau Mouton to Smirnoff vodka: Bernie Madoff's cellar brings $41,500

The convicted fraudster's drinks collection was an odd mix - but everything was bought by someone

Posted: 19 May 2011
Britain's rich are getting richer - and looking to invest in fine wines

Fine wine auctions could see a rise in interest among top earners, new figures suggest...

Posted: 18 May 2011
Video of the week… The British government's $3.2m wine cellar

Many bottles from the 39,000 bottle collection could soon be in investors' hands

Posted: 18 May 2011
Government could auction Chateau Latour 1961 to finance $3.2m wine cellar

The British government will sell its top wines as its cellar attempts to become 'self-financing'

Posted: 17 May 2011
Tastes like a million dollars... The world's most expensive bottle of whisky is unveiled

Held in a decanter of gold, diamonds, rubies and crystal, the $6.2m dram has a lot to live up to

Posted: 16 May 2011
Collecting tip of the day: Invest in a corking 2010 Bordeaux

Looking for the edge over the competition? Here's a hint from Paul Fraser Collectibles to help…

Posted: 13 May 2011
Fine wines of a fraudster: The contents of Bernie Madoff's cellar go under the hammer

The sale features some high calibre Chateau Cheval Blanc and Mouton alongside lesser lots

Posted: 13 May 2011
$19,120 Château Pétrus 2002 leads the way at HDH fine wine auction

A case of Château Pétrus 2002 was among the top lots in Chicago on the weekend

Posted: 12 May 2011
$51,289 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild 1982 hits the right note in Chicago

12 bottles of Lafite 1982 were the main attraction at Edward Roberts' fine wine auction

Posted: 10 May 2011
Collecting tip of the day: Ensure your wine investment is 'rock solid'

Looking for the edge over the competition? Here's a hint from Paul Fraser Collectibles to help…

Posted: 10 May 2011
$50,787 Chateau Lafite 1982 confounds the wine experts at Heritage

A six magnum lot of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 was the top seller at the Beverly Hills auction

Posted: 9 May 2011
Bordeaux 2010: 'one of the three greatest vintages' says Robert Parker

The eminent wine critic has posted his definitive review of one of the most-hyped Bordeaux vintages

Posted: 7 May 2011
Chateau Lafite 1959 of 'outstanding colour and condition' leads the way at Acker

The company is presenting two auctions which they expect to bring $15m between them

Posted: 5 May 2011
Bordeaux and Burgundy lead Heritage's '$3m' Asia fine wine invasion

The Dallas auctioneers' incredible single cellar wine event is predicted to net millions, this month

Posted: 1 May 2011
Heritage's 'first foray into Asia' with wines could bring over $3m

Since wine duty was reduced from 80% to 40%, auction houses are flooding to the 'new mecca'

Posted: 29 April 2011
$28,680 Chateau Lafite 1982 brings star quality at Beverly Hills auction

A Lafite Rothschild 1982 was the leading lot at Heritage’s inaugural Beverly Hills wine sale

Posted: 28 April 2011
'Wide selection of great growth Bordeaux' appears for sale in Chicago

Edward Roberts International's upcoming sale offers a wealth of treats for discerning wine lovers...

Posted: 27 April 2011
Acker toasts $3.5m sale success 'as rare wine continues to gain strength'

Bergundy and a 60-magnum 1996 Krug Vintage Champagne collection reigned supreme in New York

Posted: 26 April 2011
Aspirational Chinese help boost Scotch whisky exports to Asia by 32%

Scotch exports to Asia totalled $1167m in 2010 as whisky becomes the drink to be seen with

Posted: 22 April 2011
Collected by mermaids? Champagne rescued from a shipwreck is to sell at Acker

The bottles are two of the oldest and rarest in existence and wine collectors are excited

Posted: 21 April 2011
'Gold investments reach record high - but collectibles are doing even better'

Gold's record value rise to $1,500 an ounce is great news. But here's why collectors are even happier...

Posted: 20 April 2011
'Mythical' $78,000 Romanée-Conti 1945 set to star at Christie's wine auction

One of just 600 bottles from the 1945 vintage is coming to auction in Geneva next month

Posted: 20 April 2011
Wine too good to drink - the extraordinary collections of Michel Chasseuil

Possessing some of the greatest wines in the world, Chasseuil wants them displayed in a museum

Posted: 20 April 2011
Collectibles are heading east as China's millionaire population booms

A new report states that the number of Chinese millionaires increased by 9.7% last year

Posted: 15 April 2011
Massive Mouton vertical sold for $123,456 at Christie's Hong Kong wine auction

The selection of Chateau Mouton dating from vintage 1945 to 2005 was the star at the $8.2m sale

Posted: 15 April 2011
Over 100 cases of first growth Bordeaux for sale at Hart Davis Hart's wine auction

The fine and rare vintages include great years from Lafite and Petrus as well as Burgundy from DRC

Posted: 14 April 2011
The Top Five... Fine whiskies from far away from Scotland

Many awful spirits have been marketed as whisky away from the Highlands but a few have excelled

Posted: 13 April 2011
A wine to end a war... Chateau Latour 1945 brings $72,000 at Christie's

The case was the top lot at their Lake Placid Lodge sale in New York over the weekend

Posted: 12 April 2011
Sotheby's makes highest ever total for a Hong Kong auction series at $447m

The auctioneer saw strong results across the board with art, watches, wine and jewellery performing

Posted: 12 April 2011
'Why don't you come home with me?' 1971 Romanée-Conti has several suitors

A $30,000 1971 Romanée-Conti will be among the leading attractions at Acker Auctions' April 21 sale

Posted: 11 April 2011
Low interest rates drive investors to drink…and the possibilities of rare whisky

As the Bank of England maintains interest rates at 0.5%, rewards can still be found in whisky investment

Posted: 8 April 2011
$60,000 Krug 1996 champagne set to sparkle at Acker Auctions

Acker Auctions' sale on April 21 has more than just fine wines to excite investors

Posted: 7 April 2011
55-year-old Macallan whisky set for $22,000 New York auction

New Yorkers looking for the taste of the Highlands will be intrigued by next week's Bonhams auction

Posted: 7 April 2011
1990 Romanée-Conti achieves $233,390 at Hong Kong wine auction

The Grand Cru Burgundy continues to prove popular with Asian wine collectors

Posted: 6 April 2011
Video of the week… How to buy wine at auction

'The best opportunity to buy mature wine under the going rate' - Wine Spectator's wine auction guide

Posted: 6 April 2011
Vintage methuselahs set for gigantic $90,000 tussle at Christie's

Romanée-Conti methuselahs from 2001 and 2002 will star in Hong Kong on April 10

Posted: 5 April 2011
Scotch whisky exports to China spike 24% to $88m

China's growing passion for Scotch is good news for the UK's whisky producers

Posted: 1 April 2011
Can anything beat Lafite? The 1982 is the likely star from the Lake Placid collection

Christie's will be selling the impressive Bordeaux-dominated selection early next month

Posted: 31 March 2011
Bonhams concludes a great month for fine wine with an offer of Lafite 1982

Following two records for wine set in recent days collectors' eyes will be fixed on the London sale

Posted: 30 March 2011
Financial rewards with collectibles: 'Collectors are reaping more and more'

Not only are collectibles more fun than traditonal investments, they're also more financially rewarding

Posted: 30 March 2011
Vintage Glenlivet whisky raises $24,000 for Japan disaster victims

A Generations Glenlivet whisky produced in 1940 surpassed its estimate at Bonhams' charity auction

Posted: 30 March 2011
70-year-old single malt set for Japan relief auction

A single malt Generations Glenlivet whisky is expected to provide a '$20,000' boost to Japan victims

Posted: 29 March 2011
Acker toasts $211,000 World Record for 1978 Henri Jayer Richebourg wine

Nearly every lot was sold in the auctioneer's $10.7m Hong Kong sale of fine and rare vintages

Posted: 28 March 2011
Do you have an amazing collection? A TV cash prize could be yours...

If you're a budding Malcolm Forbes or King Farouk, then a BBC Saturday night show needs your help

Posted: 28 March 2011
Chris de Burghundy... Singer's wines reach World Record price at Christie's

The Lady in Red star saw a 62 magnum lot of Mouton-Rothschild bring over $250,000

Posted: 26 March 2011
Investors raise a glass or two as Sotheby's fine wine sale makes $1.76m

The 'tantalising selection' of rare and fine wines and champagnes lived up to its description for collectors.

Posted: 24 March 2011
How To... Get involved in the fine wine markets

As the Asian wine markets boom, here's your beginners guide - the basics everyone should know

Posted: 23 March 2011
Sotheby's predicts $10m World Record total for next HK wine sale

Hong Kong collectors have bought up 60% of the world's best wines, promising further auction success

Posted: 23 March 2011
'Spicy' 1982 vintage brings $1.39m at Hart Davis Hart's Lafite wine auction

1982 bottles stood neck and shoulders above the rest in the sale, which saw some money go to charity

Posted: 22 March 2011
Acker's internet wine auction tops $1m - for second straight month

New enthusiasts are taking advantage of the convenience of the internet to build their cellars...

Posted: 17 March 2011
'China boosts global auctions - Chinese collectors are coming to a saleroom near you'

China is now #2 in the global art market - and this could be great news for all areas of collectibles...

Posted: 16 March 2011
Fine dram from Springbank leaps to the front at online whisky auction

An 18 year-old Campbeltown single malt is likely to excite collectors and investors when it sells

Posted: 16 March 2011
The Story of... What the future holds for fine wines

Billionaires, BRIC nations and the 'inverse supply curve' - the wine markets have loads going for them

Posted: 16 March 2011
Three 2000 Bordeaux classic wines could prove unmissable at Sotheby's

A 'show-stopper' and a wine set to 'go down in history' will be appearing for sale in London

Posted: 15 March 2011
'Haute couture' Chateau Petrus 2000 tops off Christie's fine wine auction this week

The vintage, which has been highly praised by Robert Parker, led the sale of a private collection

Posted: 12 March 2011
Acker 'wines and dines' New York and Hong Kong with $180,000 Richebourg

The elder statesman of wine sales reveals the leading lights from its upcoming auctions

Posted: 11 March 2011
Bowmore 40 year-old goes down well at Bonhams' Edinburgh Scotch whisky sale

The beautiful single malt starred ahead of a treasure trove of fine Macallans and much more

Posted: 10 March 2011
What do the Forbes billionaires have in common? They collect...

The financial magazine releases its rankings of the richest people: many of whom invest in collectibles

Posted: 10 March 2011
Christie's savours the taste of success as its fine wines sale makes $10m in Hong Kong

2011 remains a vintage year for collectors and investors, with this Chinese sale leading the way

Posted: 8 March 2011
Estimates engulfed as Sotheby's Finest Wines sale makes $2m in America

Château Petrus stars, but some hidden gems come to the fore at the New York auction

Posted: 8 March 2011
Pristine collection of Henri Jayer Burgundy goes under the hammer in Hong Kong

Acker will be offering an estimated $7.7m worth of fine and rare wines later this month

Posted: 4 March 2011
Robert Parker's favourite Chateau Lafite 2000 stars among Leland Little's fine wines

The auction at the end of this month will offer over 100 wine lots, including some Chateau Mouton

Posted: 4 March 2011
Message in a bottle: Acker announces more wine sales to match recent triumphs

This March will see new sales in New York and Hong Kong, following the company's $4.75m success

Posted: 1 March 2011
'Whisky auctions have seen increased interest over past five years'

Says Glasgow auctioneer McTear's, whose upcoming sale highlights include a 'Queen's' whisky...

Posted: 28 February 2011
Burgundy's finest - 1988 Romanée-Conti brings $102,000 at Sotheby's fine wine sale

The black cherry-tasting beauty starred ahead of Chateau Petrus, vintage 1990

Posted: 25 February 2011
Our Top Five... Best investment fine wines

We take a look at the best and most profitable plonk available on the collectors markets

Posted: 23 February 2011
'Blend' of rare Macallans and Bowmores lead Edinburgh whisky auction

A 40-year-old vintage bottle from the great Islay distillery is set to star in Bonhams' sale

Posted: 22 February 2011
Sotheby's serves up its second fine wine auction for thirsty collectors

This time the other side of the Atlantic will be invited to taste the best of the world's wines

Posted: 21 February 2011
Château Lafite-Rothschild to star at Christie’s $1.1m auction

Christie’s wine sale next month has tempting items for all levels of investor

Posted: 19 February 2011
Acker's first New York fine wine auction of 2011 achieves a delicious $4.75m

The company's February internet auction also achieved more than $1m thanks to Lafite and Petrus

Posted: 15 February 2011
Sotheby's expects $55,000 Pétrus to go down well in New York

Following on from their London sale later this month, the auctioneer will also offer 1982 Lafite

Posted: 14 February 2011
'World's largest auction of Château Lafite Rothschild' sells in Chicago

Hart Davis Hart will present a historic selection of wines from the finest cellars in America

Posted: 13 February 2011
Laden with Reds... The fine wine collections of singer Chris de Burgh

Asked to taste some Chateau d'Yquem as a teenager, his collection now includes a 1945 Lafite

Posted: 9 February 2011
Sotheby's 'nose best' - and its February wine sale is set to be a vintage one

The world of wine collecting often gravitates towards France ... and this auction will show you why

Posted: 9 February 2011
Very Nice . . . Collectors should raise a glass to investable French wine

In south-east France, new collectors could fall in love with wine just in time for Valentine's Day

Posted: 8 February 2011
Christie’s auctions Chris de Burgh’s wine collection – including 1945 Lafite

The Lady in Red singer also likes Premier Cru reds and the romance of great wine made during WWII

Posted: 4 February 2011
'Shout about your business to 200m+ global collectors - for absolutely free'

Fancy publicising your business to readers across 207 countries? Then why not drop us an email...

Posted: 4 February 2011
Hart Davis Hart sells ‘intensely aromatic’ 1982 Lafite wine for $65,725

The auction house had a cracking start to 2011 as it sold every last bottle for a stunning total of $4.6m

Posted: 3 February 2011
From the heart of Burgundy: $100,000 expected for classic Clos de la Roche

The wine collecting world is gearing up for Christie's 'Finest and Rarest Wines' sale in March

Posted: 2 February 2011
Exceptional Chateau Yquem 1857 leads Edward Roberts' first 2011 wine sale

The company's fiftieth auction will also offer a range of Latour, Cheval Blanc and even vintage Port

Posted: 31 January 2011
'Pure Old Highland Whisky' brings nearly $6,370 in Glasgow sale

Aged 22 years, and malted in Spanish Oloroso casks, the dram was cause for celebration at McTear's

Posted: 29 January 2011
Chateau Petrus 1982 goes down well at Andrew Lloyd Webber's fine wine auction

The great $77,600 vintage was the top lot in the $5.6m sale, alongside Chateau Lafite

Posted: 27 January 2011
Acker's first fine wine auction of 2011 achieves $10.8m in Hong Kong

The latest high-powered sale was led by $100,000 lot of 1985 Richebourg

Posted: 24 January 2011
'Home of British showjumping' Hickstead place to sell its wine cellar

Cases of Lafite, Mouton, Margaux, La Mission and Leoville Las Cases from 1982 are among the lots

Posted: 22 January 2011
Century-old whisky from Shackleton's Antarctica expedition is finally tasted

After its recovery from the ice, the McKinlay & Co whisky is sampled for the first time in years

Posted: 20 January 2011
The Story of... 'Great survivor' the Springbank Distillery

In the late-1800s, economic depression and dodgy dealings nearly spelled loss for whisky collectors

Posted: 19 January 2011
The wonderful fine wine collections of Professor Bipin Desai

Creator of the famous Bipin Tastings, the quantum physicist came late to the joys of great vintages

Posted: 19 January 2011
Dreamy drams go under the hammer at McTear's Scotch whisky auction

Collectable single malts including rare Glenmorangie and Springbank bottles are up for sale

Posted: 18 January 2011
Artcurial's sale offers wine with 'incredible power, depth and richness'

The Paris sale will also see an exceptional selection of DRC vintages going under the hammer

Posted: 16 January 2011
‘Monumental’ and ‘colossal’ wine vintages sell as $35,000 lot in Paris

This lot is a must see, featuring an octet of critic-adored Latour, Margaux and Pétrus 2000 vintages

Posted: 13 January 2011
Experts say values are 'set to boom' in a cork-popping year for fine wines

Global investors - especially in Asia - are enjoying the benefits of collectible wine investments

Posted: 12 January 2011
The Story of... How Bordeaux wines dominated the markets in 2010

From 'the best Bordeaux in 60 years' to Asia's growing markets - it's certainly been one heck of year

Posted: 12 January 2011
Bordeaux wines 'dominated' markets in 2010 say Liv-Ex experts

Definitive 95% market turnover last year has consolidated the position of France's finest wines

Posted: 11 January 2011
$4.4m of fine and rare wines sell at Chicago's renowned Tru restaurant

Hart Davis Hart aim to build on their hugely successful 2010 - and they're doing it in style...

Posted: 8 January 2011
A chaser for the Lloyd Webber sale... Sotheby's serves up more fine wines

After its sale of the composer's collection, Sotheby's is offering Pétrus, Lafite and Latour in Hong Kong

Posted: 5 January 2011
Acker toasts the New Year with $9m sale of fine and rare wines

Classic vintages of Chateau Lafite, Romanée-Conti, Latour and Haut-Brion are on offer this month

Posted: 4 January 2011
Need a New Year's resolution? How about starting your dream collection....

2011 could well be the perfect time to invest in something you love... Here we show you why and how

Posted: 1 January 2011
The perfect auction lot? 100 bottles of '100 point' fine wines go to auction

With a 1989 Chateau Petrus and 99 other classics, this lot is the stuff of any wine expert's dreams

Posted: 31 August 2010