fine wine
Société Jacques Bollinger buys into London fine wine merchant
Champagne Bollinger’s holding company, Société Jacques Bollinger (SJB), has taken a shareholding in London-based merchant BI Wines & Spirits as the French business aims to better understand the global fine wine market.
Quinta do Noval declares 2017 vintage
“Hot on the heels of the 2016s” Port estate Quinta do Noval has declared the 2017 vintage for both the Quinta and its ‘Nacional’ label.
iDealwine gets behind Paris wine bar ‘228 Litres’
Online wine auctioneer iDealwine has partnered with a young wine entrepreneur to open Paris’s “first connected wine bar and shop”.
Ornellaia celebrates ‘tension’ in 2016 vintage
Super Tuscan Ornellaia has commissioned Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat to “interpret” its 2016 vintage as part of the ‘Vendemmia d’Artista’ series.
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?
Emmanuel Macron opens presidential wine cellar to public for the first time
France’s presidential wine cellar in the Elysée Palace has officially opened to the public, in a move by president Emmanel Macron intended to promote national heritage.
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.
Almaviva 2016 released
The rush of non-Bordeaux labels coming out of La Place continues this morning with the release of the 2016 Almaviva.
Bonhams acquired by Epiris
A private equity group has bought UK auctioneer Bonhams, which specialises in art, cars and wine and spirits, for an undisclosed sum.
‘Gorgeous’ Opus One 2015 released
One of Napa Valley’s leading fine wine labels, Opus One, has released its 2015 vintage – widely regarded as a tricky one in the Californian region.