In case your catalogue never arrived, you can rest assured that the first fine wine auction ever held on mainland Chinese soil went off without a hitch this weekend in Beijing. A case of 1989 Petrus and 1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild sold for 320,000 yuan each ($US 47,000) and an imperiale of 1979 Chateau Latour sold for 32,000 […]
WSJ Misses in Coverage of Wine Advocate and Industry Problems
David Kesmodel jumped on the “Attack Parker and His Wine Advocate Ethics” bandwagon in today’s May 26 Personal Journal section of the Wall Street Journal. That is not surprising in this code riddled era of business and media coverage. Of course, this is a matter that must be settled between wine aficionados and Mr. Parker. Wine Advocate […]
Robert Kacher Wine Treasures for Less than Ballpark Franks
The crunched down global economy has set a world stage to celebrate the work of wine personalities and producers that have focused on quality and authenticity at sensible prices even during the headiest economic times. Collectors targeting high profile horizons in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and California have overlooked these wines, leaving them to oenophiles seeking bottles that capture the earth, sun, and cellar intricacies of farmers off dusty paths […]
Night Club Cristal
Jimmy Metta studied business and Italian at the European Business School in London and graduated trying his hand at importing consumer electronics from China relying on a word of mouth distribution channel. He had no experience with wine and certainly no affinity for Bordeaux first growths when he serendipitously purchased a magnum of ’61 Petrus for […]
Hello Facebook Goodbye Mailing List?
Many limited production wineries use “the mailing list” as a marketing and loyalty program tool. I have watched with interest as wine drinkers sign up, remain on mailing lists, and continue to buy the wine in fear of lifetime banishment for passing up even one vintage’s allocation. Could that finally change? There are three good reasons to hang in with a winery’s […]