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US case could mean wine price drop
A US regulatory case could lead to reduced wine prices across the country.
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US relaxes vintage regulations
The US has relaxed regulations governing vintage-dating of certain blends.
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1865 Lafite, ancient Burgundy in $5m auction
Venerable bottles of Bordeaux and Burgundy and other rare wines come under the hammer in an auction set to make up to US$5m this Saturday in New York.
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Auction records broken as sale makes nearly $8m
Eight auction records were broken and nearly US$8m was spent on Saturday as bidding went through the roof at Sotheby’s New York sale.
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Zraly rates all 50 wine-producing states
Kevin Zraly has published the first book that deals comprehensively with all 50 states as modern wine-producing states.
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New York’s “Copia” to open this week
New York State’s answer to Copia – the New York Wine and Culinary Center – opens this Friday.
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Israel on US push
Israel is preparing to reinvent the image of its wines in America, its biggest foreign wine market.
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‘Greed factor’ turns US buyers off top Bordeaux
American merchants and consumers are deserting blue-chip Bordeaux 2005 in favour of lesser growths.
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Obituary: Harold P Olmo
Professor Harold P Olmo, who died on June 30 at the age of 96, was a giant in the development of the modern California wine industry.
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New York: new wine grapes released
New York State’s Cornell University has released three new wine grapes.
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‘Insane’ Bordeaux prices turn top collector away
One of America's most prominent and outspoken collectors of rare and fine wines refuses to buy 2005 Bordeaux First Growth futures because 'the prices are insane.'
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Americans flock to buy home cellars
Sales of wine coolers, chillers and refrigerators have soared by over 300% in the US.
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Rovani and Thomases set to leave Parker’s Wine Advocate
There is widespread speculation that Robert Parker is on the verge of parting company with Pierre Rovani and Daniel Thomases, both contributors to The Wine Advocate.
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Parker announces new staff
The new writers for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate were announced today, following last week’s departure of Pierre Rovani and Daniel Thomases.
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Armchair bidders to get first taste of Christie’s live online
Christie’s is about to launch a real-time online bidding system, allowing armchair buyers to bid with virtual paddles.
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Fourcas Hosten sold
Leading Bordeaux estate Château Fourcas Hosten has been sold to two members of the Hermès luxury-goods family.
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Obituary: RW ‘Johnny’ Apple Jr
RW Apple Jr, the renowned New York Times correspondent whose talents included wine and food writing, has died aged 71.
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Acker smashes auction record
With a US$24m sale Acker Merrall & Condit has smashed an auction record which has stood since 1999.
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Ziraldo leaves Inniskillin
Donald Ziraldo has resigned as president of Inniskillin Wines in Ontario.
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Sotheby’s claims $1m record
Fifty cases of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1982 have been sold for over $1m in New York, in what Sotheby’s claims is a new record for a single lot at auction.
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New York merchants can buy direct from wineries – almost
Licensed retailers and restaurants in New York State can now buy directly from out-of-state producers on the internet, a state lawyer says.
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Lafite, Margaux big bottles cause frenzied bidding
The seismic effects of 2005 Bordeaux are still being felt – especially in auction rooms when bidders go into a frenzy over large-format First Growths.
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US/UK auction roundup
In a year in which auction revenues shot skyward, Acker Merrall & Condit reached the greatest heights.
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Hart Davis Hart to increase profile
Fresh from its most successful year, the Hart Davis Hart auction house is making plans to establish itself as a major player on the US auction scene.