MENTIONED IN THIS POST: –DRC –Chateau Angelus –Tenuta Dell’Ornellaia –Azienda Agricola Argiano –Pol Roger –Robert Mondavi Winery –Chateau d’Yquem –Domaine Leroy –Screaming Eagle When you choose the right vintage, wine is the best gift for nearly any occasion because you can customize the varietal, region, and vintage to match the giftee’s taste and personality. The…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: –Colgin Cellars –Abreu Vineyards I’ve long been familiar with Colgin’s classic Cabernet Sauvignon, but recently, I’ve found a new love: Cariad. This is perhaps fitting since the name “Cariad” means “love” in Welsh. Full of intense tannin and layers of fruit, the proprietary Bordeaux-style blend from the Colgin estate is more…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -Chateau Lafite-Rothschild -Chateau Pontet-Canet -Biondi-Santi -Levy & McClellan -Domaine de la Romanee Conti Selling your wine involves more than knowing how much your bottles are worth. You could own an incredibly rare Lafite Rothschild vintage, but if you don’t know the best way to sell it, you might miss out on…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -Screaming Eagle -Opus One -Petrus -DRC -Mouton Rothschild -Chateau Lafite -Chateau Palmer A new year means an exciting new wine vintage. If you’re looking for the best investments for your portfolio, or you’re wondering what to sell, we have you covered with our latest wine market analysis. We’ve compiled up-to-the-minute data…
Mentioned in This Post: -Moet & Chandon -2015 Haute-Brion – Blanc I once found a vintage Dom Perignon Rosé being sold online by a private collector for less than $350 per bottle. Since this is a wine that normally sells for at least $100 more, I was skeptical. Sure enough, after I added the wine to…
Mentioned in This Post: -Leroy (Domaine) -Georges Roumier -Leflaive (Domaine) I played cello in an orchestra for seven years, and my right hand grew accustomed to holding a bow. Later, when I started collecting wine, I realized that the proper way to hold a wine glass is almost identical to the way I hold a…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -Domaine de la Romanee Conti -Krug -Chateau Lafite-Rothschild Wine storage isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. A collector who owns a handful of aged wines will have different storage needs than a collector who owns 5,000 ultra-rare vintages. This storage guide for wine collectors will teach you how to analyze your collection to…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -1995 Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame -2002 Bollinger Extra Brut -2004 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Rosé -2000 Krug -2013 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon -2005 Raveneau -1996 Chateau d’Yquem -2013 Gaja Barbaresco -2007 Nicolas Catena Zapata -2014 Peay Chardonnay If you’re stumped on Mother’s Day gifts this year, fine wine might…
By Molly Rubinstein MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -2012 Lucien Le Moine – Mazis Chambertin -1999 Elio Altare – Langhe Vigna Larigi -2012 Pietradolce – Etna Rosso Archineri -2008 Williams Selyem – Pinot Noir Weir Vineyard -2013 Aubert – Pinot Noir UV Vineyard It is a balmy summer’s night. The cicadas are chirping and dinner has just…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: -1978 Leoville Las Cases –1976 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Oenotheque –NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé I can sometimes go months without buying more than a bottle or two of fine wine, but in November and in April, like clockwork, I buy multiple cases within the span of a few weeks. It…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: Saxum Domaine de la Romanee Conti Schrader Cellars Krug Years ago, one of my friends decided to sell a few cases of wine to make room for new vintages he’d had his eye on at the time. He owned a handful of 2009 Saxum bottles that he assumed would be worth…
MENTIONED IN THIS POST: La Sirena Wines Krug Louis Roederer I recently got into an argument with one of my wine enthusiast friends over canned wine. After buying Underwood’s latest release (their Oregon Pinot Noir), he claimed that canned wine could be the future of the wine industry. I wholeheartedly disagreed. To start, you can’t…
