Bon Pasteur sold to Goldin Group of Hong Kong
Michel Rolland’s Chateau Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol and its two sister properties have been sold to the Goldin Group of Hong Kong.
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Rioja's Roda releases new vintage of Cirsion
Bodegas Roda, one of Rioja Alta's most renowned producers, has just launched the latest vintage of its flagship wine, the Cirsion 2010.
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Selfridges opens new and expanded wine shop
London department store Selfridges has expanded its wine shop and opened a new bar.
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ASC opens new 'Wine Residence' in Shanghai
ASC Fine Wines, one of China's biggest importers, has just opened a new club or 'Wine Residence' in Shanghai.
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Dom Perignon 2004 selling out within hours of release say merchants
London’s wine merchants were delighted on Thursday morning to get a preview of Dom Perignon 2004 – as one said, ‘Finally, something we can sell’ after the lacklustre Bordeaux en primeur campaign.
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Bordeaux winemakers give their take on Derenoncourt's 'special' en primeur samples
International consultant Stephane Derenoncourt has caused a minor controversy by saying that he puts his wines through a 'special preparation' for En Primeur – but there is little unusual in that, Bordeaux vignerons and proprietors say.
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Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 winners announced
Judges at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards tasted a record-breaking 14,362 wines and awarded nearly 10,000 medals.
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Chinese investors snapping-up 'one chateau per month', say estate agents
From the beginning of 2011, a leading Bordeaux real estate agent says, an average of one Bordeaux chateau per month has been sold to a Chinese investor.
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DWWA 2013: Experts deliberate highest number of entries as judging week continues
With two thirds of the wines tasted at the Decanter World Wine Awards, panellists are by turns pleased with the quality of the offering, and disappointed by wines that still show too much intervention by winemakers.
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El Celler de Can Roca leads Spanish triumph in restaurant awards
Girona’s El Celler de Can Roca has knocked Copenhagen’s Noma off the top spot as the World’s Best Restaurant.
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Bordeaux 2012: Lafite releases 'most affordable' vintage
Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released what it calls 'the most affordable Lafite on the market' with its 2012 vintage, at €330 ex-Bordeaux.
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Children not harmed by light drinking during pregnancy, two studies find
Children born to women who drink moderately during pregnancy are no more likely to have cognitive or behavioural problems than those of abstainers, a new study has found.
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Parker and Galloni settle dispute
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and its former correspondent Antonio Galloni have settled their dispute out of court.
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Bordeaux 2012: Negociants 'serene' about 2012 but worried about effect on 2011
Bordeaux negociants say they are ‘serene’ about the quality of 2012, but most agree that it will severely affect the saleability of the 2011 vintage – for the time being.
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Bill Koch wins case against Eric Greenberg
After years of litigation, multiple failed cases and endless court appearances, billionaire William Koch has claimed the first scalp in his war on what he calls ‘wine fakers’.
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Franco Biondi Santi dies at 91
Franco Biondi Santi, grandson of one of the great pioneers of Brunello di Montalcino, has died aged 91.
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Fat Duck sommelier wins Young Sommelier of the Year
Loic Avril of Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck has been named 2013 Young Sommelier of the Year.
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Liv-ex releases its latest 1855 Classification
Fine wine exchange Liv-ex has recalculated the 1855 Classification with its price-based ranking of the Bordeaux classed growths, an exercise it last did in 2011.
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Koch vs Greenberg: trial begins in Manhattan
The long-awaited court case between billionaire collector William Koch and California collector Eric Greenberg has finally started a day late.
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Bordeaux 2012: mixed verdict on first look at Right Bank
'Brittle' and 'lots of make-up' were two of the comments from critics as London had its first look at the 2012 vintage from Bordeaux’s Right Bank properties.
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Berry Bros 'first to permanently list' Chinese wine
Berry Bros and Rudd has announced it is the first major UK retailer to give Chinese wines a permanent place on its shelves.
