Lafite in Hong Kong: The price of provenance
After yesterday's drama of sky high prices at the Sotheby's Hong Kong auction, today's developments began to add some context to the numbers.
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Lafite price comparison: Trade vs Auction
We had a feeling they were going to be big - but the numbers coming out of Hong Kong today would have raised even the most reserved of eyebrows.
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Lafite 2008 price rises 20% following Chinese symbol announcement
Demand for Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2008 shot up overnight yesterday, following the announcement that its bottles will be etched with the Chinese figure eight.
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Video: Ferran Adria of El Bulli
Renowned chef Ferran Adria of El Bulli talks to Decanter's Lucy Shaw about food and wine matching, as well as his decision to close El Bulli to the public in 2012.
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Video: Benoit Gouez of Moet & Chandon
Moet & Chandon chef de cave Benoit Gouez popped into Decanter's London headquaters for an exclusive preview of the 2002 Grand Vintage Champagne before its official London launch.
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Video: Heidi Seifried
Seifried Estate winemaker Heidi Seifried talks to Guy Woodward about her DWWA award-winning wine, Sweet Agnes Riesling.
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Video: Rick Hyde
Rick Hyde, President of HDV Wines, a joint venture with Aubert de Villaine, talks to Adam Lechmere about his choice not to include a Pinot Noir in the range.
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Video: Chris de Burgh
Veteran musician and wine lover Chris de Burgh talks to Adam Lechmere about his decision to sell his wine collection
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Video: Brian Julyan MS
Brian Julyan, Master Sommelier and CEO of the Court of Master Sommeliers, talks to Radka Slovackova about what makes a good sommelier
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Video: Vicky Gonzalez-Gordon
Vicky González-Gordon of Gonzales Byass speaks to Decanter’s Lucy Shaw about plans to release more Tio Pepe En Rama next spring, the 1982 new release and the possibility of bringing both a 40-year-old Amontillado and a Tio Pepe Fino Pasado En Rama to market.
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Video: Christian Seely on LBV Port
Managing Director of AXA Millésimes, Christian Seely, talks to Amy Wislocki about Late Bottled Vintage Port.
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Jean-Philippe Delmas of Château Haut Brion on Bordeaux 2010
Jean-Philippe Delmas, estate manager of Château Haut Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion, talks to Jane Anson during the Bordeaux 2010 harvest
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Chardonnay is Australia’s best variety, says Jefford
Australian Chardonnay competes with top level Burgundy ‘effortlessly’, according to Andrew Jefford.
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Video: Exclusive Malbec Day in Buenos Aires
Decanter publishing director Sarah Kemp talks to Fabricio Portelli and Steven Spurrier about the Exclusive Malbec day held in the Sofitel Hotel in Buenos Aires
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Gina Gallo: Pinotgate was 'a disaster'
The 'Pinotgate' scandal, allegedly involving 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir from the Languedoc, was 'a disaster' for Californian company Gallo, it has admitted.
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Video: Nicholas Audebert of Terrazas de los Andes
Nicholas Audebert, winemaker at Terrazas de los Andes in Argentina talks to Decanter's Lucy Shaw about terroir in Argentina
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Video: Giancarlo Bianchetti of Concha y Toro
Giancarlo Bianchetti of Concha y Toro talks to Decanter about the company's new deal with the Manchester United football team
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Video: Serena Sutcliffe MW
Serena Sutcliffe MW, head of Sotheby's wine department, talks to Decanter about upcoming auctions, including a Hong Kong sale of Bordeaux first growth Chateau Lafite
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Bordeaux 2010 harvest: another 2002?
And so it begins. Barely two months after the much-anticipated release prices from the 2009 vintage, Bordeaux 2010 is almost upon us.
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Video: Tastes of Argentina
Highlight's from Decanter's Tastes of Argentina event at Vinopolis on 11 September 2010.
