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Top US auction house bets on Bordeaux rebound
Chicago's Hart Davis Hart will hold its first Bordeaux-only auction at the end of this month, in what could prove a key test for signs of improved buyer confidence in 2014.
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Hospices de Beaune auction achieves record €8m sales
Burgundy’s Hospices de Beaune auction has seen sales top €8m, a record total for the third year in a row, but negociants warned the result was 'troubling' for the market.
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$500,000 Krug ‘experience’ tops Naples 2015 auction
A cache of Krug Champagne and the lure of a private blending session with international consultant Michel Rolland helped the annual Naples Winter Wine Festival auction to raise $12m.
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Mouton ex-chateau auction breaks records in Hong Kong
Chateau Mouton Rothschild's first ex-chateau wine auction in Asia fetched a total of US$4.1m, more than double its pre-sale estimate, when it concluded this weekend at Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery.
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Cape Wine Auction 2015 sales rise by 50 percent
Strong bidding during the AfrAsia Bank Cape Wine Auction in South Africa saw total sales rise by 50% on the previous year, with Vrede en Lust, Saxenburg and Paul Cluver wines among the top lots.
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Sotheby’s NY single-owner cellar auction reaches over 8.4m USD
Burgundy was the star of Sotheby’s most lucrative New York wine auction in 15 years, with receipts totalling over 8.4m USD – some 22% above the sale’s high estimate.
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Hospices de Beaune charity wine auction a barometer for latest Burgundy vintage
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Christie’s takes over Hospices de Beaune
Sweeping aside a century and a half of tradition, Christie’s is to take over the running of this year’s Hospices de Beaune auction.
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Excitement mounts over first-ever ‘public’ Hospices de Beaune
With less than a week to go before the first ever ‘public’ Hospices de Beaune, there is mounting excitement around the ancient auction.
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Hospices: cautious optimism despite lack of private bidders
Cautious enthusiasm is the verdict from Burgundy on the first Hospices de Beaune to be run by Christie’s.
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Hospices: 2006 whites up 63%
This year’s Hospices de Beaune auction was marked by the spectacular prices achieved for white Burgundy.
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Burgundy prices post healthy rise at Hospices sale
Prices of red and white Burgundy increased by 12% at last weekend’s Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges auction, held in Dijon.
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Hospices de Beaune sign with Christie’s until 2010
The directors of the annual Hospices de Beaune auction have signed a deal with Christie’s for the auction house to continue running its sales until 2010.
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Hospices de Beaune sales nudge record despite less wine
The Hospices de Beaune, the world’s oldest charity wine auction, made a massive €4.29m at the weekend – 27% more than last year, and for less wine.
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Christie’s previews Hospices de Beaune wines
As Christie’s prepares to launch the annual Hospices de Beaune wine sale, the London-based auctioneer has released its impressions of the 2008 vintage.
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Hospices de Beaune: uncertain outcome only prediction
As the Hospices de Beaune weekend gets into gear there is a good deal of speculation as to the outcome of tomorrow’s auction.
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Hospices result ‘better than anticipated’
Yesterday’s auction at the Hospices de Beaune took over €3m – less than last year but with a reduced number of barrels for sale.
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Hospices de Beaune takes tastings to China
Organisers of the annual Hospices de Beaune auction are woong Chinese buyers for the first time with local tastings of the Burgundies slated for sale on 21 November.
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Hospices de Beaune: after Bordeaux 09, Burgundy a bargain to Chinese
As the biggest weekend in the Burgundy calendar approaches, one expert suggested the Chinese would find great Burgundy affordable compared to top Bordeaux.
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Record prices paid at Hospices de Beaune
The annual Hospices de Beaune barrel auction saw record prices paid as Burgundy merchants spoke of confidence returning to the market.
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Prices down at Hospices de Beaune
The 151st Hospices de Beaune auction took a higher total than last year – but prices were down overall.
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M&S announces first Hospices de Beaune purchase
Marks & Spencer has announced it is the first UK high-street retailer to buy eight barrels of wine at the Hospices de Beaune.
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Gerard Depardieu to host Hospices de Beaune
Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will preside over the 152nd Hospices de Beaune auction next month.
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Record sales at Hospices de Beaune
The 152nd Hospices de Beaune auction yesterday resulted in its highest sale since 2000, raising nearly €6m, some half a million euros more than last year.
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Hospices critics hail ‘impressive’ Burgundy 2012
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Christie’s breaks records with Tour d’Argent sale
Christie's Finest and Rarest Wines and Spirits sale last week, featuring spirits from Paris's Le Tour d'Argent restaurant, fetched nearly £4.2m (US$6.7m) and broke several records.
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Last year in auctions: America awakes, Hong Kong softens
Christie's has reported its second-best-ever figure for its wine auction sales in 2012, while Sotheby's and Acker Merrall report a 'settling down' of interest from Asia.
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Naples wine auction down one third
Florida’s Naples Winter Wine Festival last weekend took a total of US$8.6m – a third less than last year and half the auction’s peak takings of 2007.
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Henry Tang collection up for auction in Hong Kong
One of Asia’s most important collections of Burgundy wines will go under the hammer at a Hong Kong Christie’s auction in March.
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Healthy January auctions bolster predictions for increase in prices
The UK trade is predicting a sustained increase in fine wine prices, encouraged by ongoing interest following the Chinese New Year.
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Fine wine market in ‘recovery mode’
A series of successful auctions and improved fine wine pricing shows that investors are regaining their thirst for top Bordeaux.
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Extra lots unveiled for El Bulli auction
Bidders at an auction of wines from famed Catalan restaurant El Bulli will now also have the chance to secure lunch with chef Ferran Adria and a selection of memorabilia.
