Wine Investment

Over 55s warned over wine investment scams

Fine wine market 2015: Stability returns but Bordeaux loses share, says Liv-ex

California Cabernet: time to invest?

Mature Burgundy fuels Hong Kong wine auctions

Asian buyers have continued to snap up top rated mature Burgundy in a succession of recent Hong Kong auctions, but sales also suggest collectors are searching for a greater diversity of wines.

Hong Kong: Wine auction houses to fight for buyers

Some of the world’s biggest auction houses are going head-to-head in Hong Kong with a series of fine and rare wine sales.

Investment analysis: Bordeaux Right Bank

The Right Bank seems to have bucked a downward price trend seen across Bordeaux since 2011 - and only arrested in recent months - but it’s not quite that straightforward, explains Ella Lister.

Zachys praises New York demand as DRC and Krug lead sales

Consumer demand for Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and vintage Krug Champagne helped Zachys to achieve one of the biggest New York wine auction totals for several years - despite a number of lots falling short of their high estimate.

Acker Merrall & Condit hails return of US wine buyers

US-based consumers have continued their resurgence as wine auction buyers, accounting for 84% of lots sold at the latest Acker, Merrall & Condit sale.

Investment analysis: SuperTuscans and Barolos

As Bordeaux’s pricing woes continue, interest in Italy as a fine wine investment vehicle grows, with SuperTuscans and Barolos leading the way. Ella Lister analyses the hot prospects

Ornellaia marks 2012 vintage with artwork by John Armleder

Ornellaia, the Super Tuscan estate owned by Italy’s Frescobaldi family, has revealed designs by Swiss artist John Armleder for its 2012 wines, as market data shows Italian wineries have become increasingly popular with collectors.

Wine investment firm APW Asset Management enters liquidation

APW Asset Management Ltd, which claims to manage £25m-worth of fine wine for clients, is set to become the latest wine investment company to go into liquidation in the UK.

Bordeaux ‘returning to favour’ among fine wine buyers

Growing numbers of collectors and investors have come back to Bordeaux in early 2015, according to merchant Bordeaux Index and the Liv-ex trading exchange.

Fraudsters target victims of collapsed wine investment firm

Consumers owed money and wine by collapsed European Fine Wines Ltd in the UK have been targeted by fraudsters posing as both the company’s directors and its liquidator, while London's High Court has ordered another wine investment group to be wound up.

Investment analysis: Penfolds Grange and St Henri

Penfolds Grange and St Henri illustrate two facets of both grape and winemaking technique, best illustrated when you taste them side by side. Steven Spurrier reports on a tasting of 11 wines from the past three decades

French court places 1855.com in liquidation

Troubled French online wine merchant Heracles, formerly 1855.com, has been forced into liquidation after a major investor withdrew support for its recovery plan.

Fine wine market: Hopes rise for Bordeaux prices in 2015

Fine wine market analysts are increasingly confident that prices for recent vintages of top Bordeaux have bottomed out after a three-year slide.

Investment analysis: Fine wine trading platforms

New trading platforms are, for the first time, allowing fine wine collectors to deal directly rather than via third parties. But are they a good bet? John Stimpfig surveys the scene...

Investment analysis: Roederer's jewel, Cristal

What lies behind Cristal's status as one of the most sought-after and collectible Champagnes? Giles Fallowfield explains how it's made and tastes eight recent vintages...

Auction news: Slice of history

Auction News by Howard G Goldberg, from Decanter Magazine July 2012 issue, as Mel Brooks’ famous creation looks back on 2,000 years of wine.

Auction news: May 2011

Burgundy bacchanal

Collectors' news: May 2011

Bordeaux 'embarrassed' by 2010