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UK government to auction top wines from official cellar
The UK Government will auction wines from its official cellar for the first time, selling off valuable wines that are 'approaching or are at peak drinking'.
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Jefford on Monday: Auction Fever
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‘Stupendous’ Vega Sicilia collection goes under the hammer
A 'stupendous' selection of Vega Sicilia wines shipped direct from the legendary producer's cellars is to be auctioned by Sotheby's in Hong Kong early next month.
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French government auctions Elysee Palace cellar
The French government is due to auction off 1,200 bottles of its 12,000-strong official wine cellar.
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Petrus tops Hugh Johnson cellar auction
Organisers have said they are 'very pleased' with the auction of Hugh Johnson's wine cellar, which fetched hammer price sales of £88,000.
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Elysee Palace wine sale fetches nearly triple estimate
The public auction of Eylsee Palace wines saw frenzied bidding over two sessions, raising €718,000 (including auction charges) – a sizeable increase on the estimated €250,000.
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Irish government plans wine sell-off
Days after the Elysee Palace wine auction in Paris, the Irish government plans to sell off some of its wines.
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Sotheby’s Hong Kong to auction US$2.1m DRC collection
A Sotheby's auction exclusively devoted to the wines of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) is expected to raise up to HK$16m (US$2.1m) when it takes place in Hong Kong this autumn.
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Nigerian firm pays highest price in Nederburg auction
South Africa's premium wines are of growing interest to the continent's rising middle class, as the 39th Nederburg auction shows.
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NY auction house debuts with Lafite double magnums, top Burgundy
Wally's Auctions will next month add its name to New York's crowded autumn auction scene by selling a selection of lavish wines valued at around US$3m.
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Hospices de Beaune: Christie’s preview tasting
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Bidding war hikes price for Moet 1914 Champagne at Sotheby’s
Bottles of 1914 vintage Moet & Chandon Champagne have significantly beaten sales estimates at a Sotheby's auction in London, with the much-lauded 1928 vintage also faring well.
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Hospices de Beaune auction sales highest on record
This year's Hospices de Beaune auction has achieved a record sales total, raising over EUR6.3m, despite the smallest volume of wine on sale for three decades.
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Debut Wally’s auction in New York raises $2.68m
Just four months after being founded, Wally's Auctions has added to evidence that New York's wine auction scene remains buoyant in autumn 2013 after its inaugural sale fetched $2.68m.
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Sotheby’s claims auction record with DRC ‘super lot’
Sotheby's has sold a 114-bottle 'super lot' of DRC Romanee-Conti wines for more than US$1.5m in Hong Kong, reinforcing collectors' thirst for top Burgundy and setting a new auction record.
