Catch ‘22 ! Having just returned from three separate weeks of en primeur tastings in Bordeaux, we can confirm that the 2022 Bordeaux vintage is a truly excellent one. The best since 2016 (although warmer and richer than that) and equal, if not superior, to the stellar pair of 2009 and 2010. It was a… Continue reading En-Primeur 2022: Post Tasting Report
PublishedAs the Argentina wine harvest, or La Vendimia Festival, gets going, at Vindome.net we take a look at this great wine country. Several of Argentina’s top wines are already available on the Vindome Wine investment app or Vindome.net. These wines look to become among tomorrow’s great wine investments. More wines from Argentina are sure to… Continue reading Argentina Wine Harvest: Everything you need to know
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?
PublishedIt does not take a genius to know that Chateau Lafite Rothschild is one hell of a good wine. In fact, when your wine is referred to by Forbes magazine as being “perfect”, then you know that you have hit the spot. Rightly deserving of its place of honour on the world leaderboard, Chateau Lafite… Continue reading Chateau Lafite: Investors’ Overview
PublishedFor centuries wine producers have walked lovingly along their rows of vines, inspecting their fruit. This traditional walk has given producers an idea of when they should think about harvesting and gives them an idea of the wine they are about to make. It allows them to muse as they gaze upon their pastoral idyll… Continue reading How Does Climate Change Affect the Bordeaux Wine Region
PublishedMajestic, magnificent and mythical. A wine so loved that Ernest Hemmingway named his daughter after it. One of the original fab four voted the best wine in Bordeaux in 2015, James Suckling described it as “the best ever made”… Yes, you’ve guessed it, it’s Chateau Margaux. “There cannot be a better bottle of Bordeaux than… Continue reading Chateau Margaux: Investor’s Guide
PublishedYou don’t need me to tell you that we live in uncertain times. I’m not even talking about the political situation in Ukraine or the effects of Covid on the financial market; I’m talking about uncertain climatic times. Summer 2022 was one of the hottest on record by a substantial margin, there are more floods,… Continue reading What Is Wine Insurance?
PublishedAs we look towards increasingly unsettled times, investors look more and more at protecting their assets. The war in Ukraine has seen food and fuel cost spiralling, while inflation has caused the general cost of living to skyrocket. This double whammy has left many families wondering if it’s time to dip into their savings. Traditionally,… Continue reading Portfolio Diversification with Fine Wine
PublishedOne of the pivotal moments for me, as I was growing up, was when I started to have dinner parties. Not those insane, three different types of cutlery and five different courses types of dinner parties that my parents were so keen on, but just “look at me, I’m trying to be a grown-up” types… Continue reading How to Host the Perfect Wine Tasting Party
PublishedPopularity is a funny thing. Some things take off at the speed of light and become the must-have trend of the moment (cargo pants, anyone? skinny jeans? Tamagotchis?). All too often these must-have things die a death a season later. Hype works in mysterious ways. When there’s too much of it, I start to doubt… Continue reading Learn About Pinot Noir Wine: Beginner’s Guide
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