Escaped racehorse walks into a French bar
Patrons of a sports bar north of Paris last week were startled to find a runaway racehorse coming in to join them.
Crus Bourgeois announce 2016 selection
The official selection for the 2016 vintage of the Crus Bourgeois du Médoc has been announced, with 270 châteaux included.
UK university vineyard declares bumper crop
The Royal Agricultural University’s vineyard has announced its biggest and best harvest since it was planted in 2010.
Léoville Barton trading at new highs
Four vintages of Léoville Barton have hit new all-time highs on the Liv-ex Exchange over the last month. Is it a label on the move?
Clos des Goisses 2009 and 22ème Krug rosé released
The 2009 vintage of Champagne Philpponnat’s Clos des Goisses has been released in the UK after an eight-year wait, with the 22ème edition of Krug Rosé following close on its heels.
1963 Noval beats Petrus and DRC in London sale
Two sales held by Sotheby’s in London this week netted a combined £2,785,385, underpinned by Bordeaux and Burgundy but with a case of rare Port trumping Petrus and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti to be the auction’s highest-selling lot.
Res Fortes winemaker buys Domaine de l’Arpege
Moritz Bak, the winemaker of Res Fortes in Roussillon, has acquired Domaine de l’Arpege in the southern French region, giving his production a serious boost.
‘Sexy’ 2016 Yquem released
The 2016 vintage of Château d’Yquem has been released but despite being hailed as “magical”, “moreish” and “sexy”, is it a good buy?
Confirmed: Colombian-American investor buys 20% of Petrus
The news emerging from Bordeaux that the storied Pomerol estate Petrus has sold a 20% stake to a Colombian-American investor has been confirmed by the winery.
Harvest begins in the Rhône
The 2018 harvest has begun in the Rhône and this year, in a rare turn of events, it was the northern appellations that began first.