Acker Merrall trumpets US$20m cellar
A US$20m cellar goes under the hammer at Acker Merrall & Condit next week.
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Ramsay tops Michelin with Zagat jackpot
Gordon Ramsay has hit the jackpot in New York City.
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Yquem collection goes for US$2m at Zachys sale
A Swedish collector's cellar has fetched more than US$4.5m at Zachys in New York – nearly double its high estimate.
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US auctions: healthy start to the season for Zachys, Acker, Sotheby's
Autumn’s opening auctions seemed to ignore troubled credit markets and strains in the economy.
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Sherry-Lehmann moves house
Sherry-Lehmann, perhaps New York's and America's most famous wine merchant, has moved from its address since 1948 to a new, bigger midtown location.
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US autumn wine auctions return against backdrop of uncertainty
The US autumn wine auction season is set to open amid uncertainty as to whether the record sales achieved last year will continue
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US autumn wine auctions return against backdrop of uncertainty
The US autumn wine auction season is set to open amid uncertainty as to whether the record sales achieved last year will continue
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New York State wine pioneer sells estate
Hermann J Wiemer, the producer who symbolised the rise to prominence of New York State Riesling, has sold his estate to his winemaker.
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New US player in wine auctions
Competition among US wine auction houses will sharpen this autumn with a new entry in the field.
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Duckhorn sale completes trio of major deals
Duckhorn Wine Company has been sold to a private equity firm for an estimated US$250m.
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Six new wine stores get Zagat top rating
Six newcomers have entered the top tier of 11 wine stores in the Zagat Survey’s 2008 guide to New York City Gourmet Shopping and Entertaining.
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Automated ‘direct’ consumer sales tool to launch in US
A Napa company is set to launch an Internet-based system that can cut through the bureaucracy separating American producers and consumers.
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Rodenstock may default in Jefferson case
A federal judge in New York City warned Hardy Rodenstock – who has been accused of counterfeiting wine – yesterday that if he failed to cooperate in a lawsuit against him, a default judgment might be entered in the case.
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Leonard Pickell, disgraced former Beard president dies
Leonard F Pickell Jr, ex-president of the James Beard Foundation in New York City, has died aged 53.
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Rothschild family member dies
Baron Guy de Rothschild, a lifelong banker linked to Bordeaux chateaux Lafite and Mouton Rothschild, died in Paris on Tuesday.
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Future once again in question for Golan Heights wineries
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s offer to Syria to return the Golan Heights in a directly negotiated land-for-peace deal again raises a big question for fans of Israeli wine. What might become of the Golan Heights Winery?
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America 'baffled' by screwcaps
While screwcaps are being used increasingly, America’s wine industry is baffled about their future.
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Hart Davis Hart sells all lots
In a rare development in wine auctions, Hart Davis Hart has sold 100 percent of its catalogue for the second straight time.
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Verlin collection sells for US$7m
A major wine collection has sold for a record US$7.1m in Chicago.
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New York's Montrachet to auction cellar
About half the cellar at Montrachet, one of New York’s most sophisticated wine-oriented restaurants, will be auctioned on 11 May.
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Washington State licenses 500th winery
Washington State has reached the 500-winery mark, consolidating its position as America’s No. 2 wine state.