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Brunello di Montalcino 2021 tops James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of Italy 2026
The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino vintage stands out in James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Italy 2...
Michelin’s Wine ratings debut with a reach no critic can match, but an uncertain impact for investors
Michelin has launched its first wine ratings under its own name, scoring Burgundy and Bordeaux...
Opus One 2023 leads a mixed autumn 2026 La Place campaign
Opus One's 2023 release stands out as the strongest of autumn 2026's La Place campaign so far,...
The most expensive fine wines in 2026
Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay, both owned by Lalou Bize-Leroy, take 17 of the 25 places i...
Bordeaux’s commemorative bottles: Does the gold label pay off?
Bordeaux's 2025 vintage arrives alongside anniversary bottles from Gruaud Larose (300 years) an...
Harvest 2026: Europe’s earliest picking on record as heat reshapes the vintage
Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy are all tracking towards record-early picking dates, while Ita...
Champagne caps 2026 harvest at its lowest yield since the pandemic
Champagne's marketable yield for 2026 has been set at 8,800kg/ha, equivalent to around 250 mill...
Louis Roederer’s Burgundy deal points to where fine wine capital is heading
Louis Roederer has completed its first-ever Burgundy acquisition, buying Domaine Pierre Damoy a...
Fine wine’s price correction meets a new generation of collectors
97% of UK and US wealth managers expect demand for fine wine to remain strong, the highest resu...