Tag: En Primeur

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: A Controversial Campaign

As the rest of the world recovered more or less successfully from the aftermath of Covid, there was one industry that did not fare so well. The Bordeaux en-primeur wine season 2021 was difficult. At best. It was a meteorological nightmare – almost every scenario of a producer’s nightmare was present. Severe frost? Check. Mildew?… Continue reading Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: A Controversial Campaign

Published October 10, 2022

Categorized as En Primeur, Uncategorized Tagged Alternative Investment, Bordeaux, En Primeur, Wine Investment

What to Expect from Bordeaux 2021?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No – we don’t mean Christmas, although we love that too, we actually mean En Primeur week. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of EP, or Futures as it is sometimes called, then let us fill you in. Every spring after the autumn harvest, the grand… Continue reading What to Expect from Bordeaux 2021?

Published April 23, 2022

Categorized as En Primeur Tagged Bordeaux, En Primeur, Wine Investment, Wine Terms

En Primeur 2020 Overview

It was meant to be the year that was going to save us. It was going to be the year of jetpacks, hoverboards and walking on Mars. Of shoes that tied themselves. According to academics, futurists and government agencies, by 2020 we would all be wearing silver spacesuits, carrying disintergrator rays and relying on self-driving… Continue reading En Primeur 2020 Overview

Published August 4, 2021

Categorized as Wine news Tagged Bordeaux, En Primeur, Grands Crus, Wine Investment

What to Expect From Wine Vintage 2020?

Two words sum up 2020. The pandemic. Or, even better – Covid-19. The virus that held us hostage for much of last year seems finally (finally!) to be under control and only now, over a full year later, are we beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The pandemic has had… Continue reading What to Expect From Wine Vintage 2020?

Published April 21, 2021

Categorized as Wine news Tagged Alternative Investment, Bordeaux, En Primeur, Wine Markets

What Is En Primeur – The Ultimate Guide

Predicting the future has always held us in thrall. From Nostradamus to Paul the octopus to fairground fortune tellers, certain psychics have managed to foresee what’s coming next with stunning accuracy. Who can forget Nikola Tesla’s interview with The New York Times in 1909 (almost a full century before mobile phones were commonplace) where he… Continue reading What Is En Primeur – The Ultimate Guide

Published April 21, 2021

Categorized as Wine Investment Tagged Alternative Investment, Bordeaux, En Primeur, wine market

En Primeur 2020: How Is This Year Different?

When the Unions des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UCGB) announced that it would push its en-primeur tasting week back by a month, critics and producers all generally agreed that it was an excellent idea. The optimistically cautious decision to taste a month later than usual (bar the 2019 en primeur tastings that took place almost… Continue reading En Primeur 2020: How Is This Year Different?

Published April 20, 2021

Categorized as Wine news Tagged En Primeur

Rod Smith Master of Wine Presents: 2020 En Primeur

Rod Smith of Riviera Wine Academy introduces 2020 En Primeur – The story so far I am now about 50 wines into my tastings for the Bordeaux 2020 En Primeur campaign. These are samples that were sent to me by properties which will not – for social distancing reasons – be receiving guests during the… Continue reading Rod Smith Master of Wine Presents: 2020 En Primeur

Published April 19, 2021

Categorized as Wine news Tagged Bordeaux, En Primeur, wine, Wine Investment