Connoisseur

Two of the great age-worthy reds, with very different temperaments. Our editorial comparison of Syrah/Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon for serious cellars.

The Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026 delivered a headline that sounds alarming at first glance. Global art market sales fell 12% in 2024 to $57.5 billion, marking…

Asian and U.S. demand have remade the fine wine secondary market. Our editorial read on the buyer rotation pushing the category to record valuations.

After two years of cooling, the luxury watch market has stabilized — and collectors are actively buying again. Our editorial market report on where the momentum sits now.

Bordeaux's hold on serious collector buying has loosened. Burgundy and Champagne are filling the gap. Our editorial read on the rebalancing.

From LVMH's Fondation to Pinault's Bourse de Commerce — luxury brands have become major patrons. Our read on what that means for the contemporary market.

Long sat in the shadow of the Submariner, the Yacht-Master is finally getting the serious-collector attention its references deserve. Our editorial read.

From the Cartier Tank revival to the Tudor Black Bay 58 — Gen Z's quiet entry into watch collecting is reshaping which references actually move.

Panerai has had a turbulent decade — but a tight set of references continues to hold serious collector attention. Our editorial read on which ones still matter.

After a decade of promises that China would become the next great wine market, the dream has quietly died. The turning point came in October 2026 when Treasury Wine Estates,…

Across Europe, public museums are tightening budgets while private foundations expand their influence in ways that are reshaping how art gets collected, exhibited, and valued. This shift from state-funded cultural…

From Grand Seiko to Naoya Hida to Hajime Asaoka — Japanese watchmaking has built a quiet revolution that serious collectors can no longer overlook.

The major brands are quietly funnelling their best work back to boutiques. Our editorial read on what this shift actually means for serious collectors.

From DRC and Roumier to Coche-Dury and the great Oregon Pinots — the Pinot Noir bottles actually drawing serious collector attention in 2026.

The 2026 tariff wave under Trump’s administration has sent shockwaves through the international art market in ways that few anticipated when the policies were first announced. The Art Newspaper reports…

The watch collecting world is going through a trust crisis. And it’s reshaping decades of brand loyalty and investment assumptions in ways that should matter to you. If you’ve long…

Bordeaux’s En Primeur system, once regarded as the cornerstone of fine wine investing, is facing a crisis of confidence that threatens its place in modern wine markets. Analysts have described…

California’s 2026 harvest has produced one of the state’s smallest case outputs in years, with industry forecasts pointing toward a crush under 2.5 million tons, well below 2024’s already diminished…