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Lower Bordeaux prices hit Christie’s wine auction results in 2013Collectors' thirst for Burgundy in 2013 was not enough to prevent lower prices for Bordeaux causing a drop in Christie’s wine auction sales for the year.
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Bordeaux returns to fore at US wine auctionsAuctions by Christie's and Hart Davis Hart in the US show signs of improved interest in Bordeaux, but sale prices suggest buyers are wary of overspending.
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Top US auction house bets on Bordeaux reboundChicago'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 salesBurgundy’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 auctionA 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 KongChateau 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 percentStrong 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 USDBurgundy 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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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 BeauneWith 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 biddersCautious 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 salePrices 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 2010The 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 wineThe 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 winesAs 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 ChinaOrganisers 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 ChineseAs 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 BeauneThe 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 purchaseMarks & 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 BeauneFormer 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 BeauneThe 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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Christie’s breaks records with Tour d’Argent saleChristie'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 softensChristie'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 thirdFlorida’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 KongOne 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 pricesThe UK trade is predicting a sustained increase in fine wine prices, encouraged by ongoing interest following the Chinese New Year.
