Hands up if you have been bitten by the Barbie bug. If your wardrobe has slowly seen an influx of pink clothes, or your home has had a few whimsical touches added in the past few weeks, then you’re not alone. Blame Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and the Barbie film. Assuming you… Continue reading The Barbie Effect: Why Sales of Rosé Wine are on the Rise
PublishedGlobal market turmoil continues The unsettled nature of the first quarter of the year continued into the second with inflation, widespread industrial action, particularly in Europe, and against the backdrop of the continued war in Ukraine. Fuel price rises, however, started to abate, especially in Europe and the UK, towards the end of the second… Continue reading Q2 2023 Fine Wine Investment Report
PublishedSaturnalia Barolo Harvest Report 2022 For the third consecutive year, we are delighted to partner with Saturnalia on Vindome.net. Saturnalia provides exclusive, fine wine data analysis to deliver detailed harvest reports by region and appellation. Their findings are based on factual and independent data including satellite observation, weather data, geology, topography and wine prices. This… Continue reading Saturnalia Barolo Harvest Report 2022
PublishedThere is a Lily Allen song that was very popular in the mid-teen years of 2000. In 2014, the British songstress sang about gender inequalities in the music (and general showbiz) industry with provocative lyrics such as “If I told you about my sex life, you call me a slut Them boys be talking ’bout… Continue reading Do women make better wine tasters than men?
PublishedMeet Ingrid, Vindome’s CEO and Co-founder. Prior to launching Vindome in 2019, Swedish-born Ingrid worked in the financial arena and with successful start-up businesses. She lives in Monaco with her husband and two children. What led you to create Vindome? Vindome was born from the realisation that fine wine investment was not as popular in… Continue reading Interview with Vindome CEO Ingrid Brodin
PublishedPlease forgive me, as I will be showing my age here. But hands up if you remember life before the Internet? Who can remember back to the days when we didn’t have the constant stream of consciousness access to all the information we need (or don’t) in the world, where we had limited options, and… Continue reading Online vs traditional auctions: What’s the difference?
PublishedWill investing in vintage Champagne continue to sparkle in 2023? As the clock struck midnight on the 31st of December, the sound of Champagne corks could be heard all over the world. Happy New Year! Welcome, 2023! This will be the year that will make all our dreams come true! Everyone everywhere was enjoying the… Continue reading Investing in Champagne in 2023
PublishedPeople who know me know that I love fluffiness. What my partner used to call “the bubble”, the warm, endorphin-filled, too-good-to-be-true feeling that makes you feel great and takes the edge off the less attractive parts of life. It’s the feeling you get when you fall in love; when you wake feeling rested after a… Continue reading What Is Unicorn Wine: Is It Just a Buzzword?
PublishedAs you continue your wine investment journey with Vindome, you will begin to become familiar with a few terms. We have already discussed the 1855 Classification in length, so I would hope that any regular readers don’t need any clarification on what First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth growths mean. We have mentioned wine regions… Continue reading Left Bank vs. Right Bank Bordeaux: The Differences
PublishedI’ve often mentioned my childhood in these posts. Rightly or wrongly, I don’t know, but the fact of the matter is all subjects need to find a foothold in something, and we usually look to our past as a starting point. Bear with me. As a child growing up in the UK in the 1980s,… Continue reading Four Established Wine Critics to Follow
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