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Why It’s Hard to Find Older Vintage Wines in a Restaurant?

Sitting down to dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant is one of life’s great pleasures. The hushed ambiance, the poetry of the cuisine, the anticipation of what is surely going to be an extraordinary experience. But then the wine list arrives, and there’s a slight moment of disappointment as you discover the perfectly chilled 1975 Chateau… Continue reading Why It’s Hard to Find Older Vintage Wines in a Restaurant?

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Fake Vintage Wine Hits the News Again

A significant wine fraud case has captured headlines over the last week, highlighting a growing concern in the luxury goods market that the sale of counterfeit wine is still shrouded in immense counterfeit potential. A team involved in a fraud ring were uncovered in a highly sophisticated operation between Italian and Swiss authorities, bringing to… Continue reading Fake Vintage Wine Hits the News Again

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What does a ‘corked’ wine mean?

A wine being ‘corked’ is not a consequence of time under cork or having bits of cork floating in it, but a specific chemical (2,4,6-trichloroanisole, or TCA). This taints the wine, which it acquires through contact with a naturally occurring mold in the bark of the tree from which the cork is cut. (Technically –… Continue reading What does a ‘corked’ wine mean?

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A Short History of Fine Wine Investments

In contrast to established global commodity markets, the fine wine market remains in its early stages, still playing catch-up with more mature counterparts. This lag has led to a swift expansion in infrastructure and financial involvement, resulting in periods of significant volatility, marked by both triumphs and setbacks.  The fine wine market has adapted to… Continue reading A Short History of Fine Wine Investments

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The Future is Female: How Women Investors and Fine Wine Are a Match Made in Heaven

Traditionally, the worlds of fine wine, investing, and particularly fine wine investing, have been shaped by men. Perceived as male-dominated, with images of elderly gentlemen in cellars or boardrooms, the world of wine has been an off-limits subject to the fairer sex. But that is all changing.

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Online vs traditional auctions: What’s the difference?

Please 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?

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What to Expect from Fine Wine’s Vintage 2022

Preliminary Report In general, the summer of 2022 was hot across the whole of Europe, with limited rainfall in the spring and early summer. Ostensibly a great weather pattern for the ripening of a healthy crop. So, what can we expect from fine wine’s 2022 vintage? As usual, there were isolated Spring frosts, which pose… Continue reading What to Expect from Fine Wine’s Vintage 2022

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Left Bank vs. Right Bank Bordeaux: The Differences 

As 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 

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