Wine Collecting

Two benchmark traditionalists, two ways of reading Nebbiolo. We compare Giuseppe Mascarello's Monprivato against Bruno Giacosa's Falletto, and the styles that made each a cult.

A warm, opulent harvest split the wine world in two. The Bordeaux establishment hesitated; a young Robert Parker did not. We revisit the 1982 vintage that aged superbly, made a critic's name and changed how the world buys Bordeaux.

No classification ranks it, yet Pétrus commands prices at or above the Médoc first growths. We look at the blue clay, the scarcity and the collector demand that keep this small Pomerol estate the most coveted name on the right bank.

Jacques Selosse rewrote the rules in Avize, and the grower-champagne movement followed. We read the cuvées, the lieux-dits, and the cellars built around them.

Bordeaux has had a quiet decade by its own standards. Our editorial read on what the 2026 market actually looks like and where serious collectors are buying.

China imported over 500 million litres of wine in 2026, yet sparkling wine accounted for less than 8% of that total. That gap is closing faster than most Italian producers…

A bottle of 2016 Barolo from a top producer can cost you £80 at retail. A Burgundy of comparable critical score and ageing potential will set you back three to…

More than half of every bottle of wine consumed in Switzerland comes from abroad. That single fact reshapes how you need to think about Swiss wine import protection, because it…

The wine glass in your hand may look identical to the one you poured a decade ago, but what’s inside it is changing faster than most people realize. Wine regions…

Burgundy's share of Liv-ex trading just hit its highest level on record. Our editorial read on the long shift in serious wine collector preferences.

The wine industry is in trouble. California wineries are sitting on millions of gallons of unsold inventory. Mid-tier Bordeaux and Burgundy estates are struggling to move bottles at prices they…

Global fine wine markets run on a comfortable assumption: American consumer demand provides stable, predictable revenue. You produce premium French wine, Bordeaux, Burgundy, or Champagne, and wealthy U.S. buyers absorb…

From the Bordeaux First Growths to Napa cult Cabernets and Coonawarra — our field guide to Cabernet Sauvignon and the producers serious cellars actually keep.

Back in May 2026, China’s government issued sweeping austerity measures that included an absolute ban on alcohol at official events. That single move instantly eliminated the primary sales channel that…

Extreme climate patterns are hitting Mediterranean winemakers hard. Unprecedented heat waves, rainfall that swings wildly between drought and deluge, and intensifying disease pressure are forcing producers to confront challenges their…

India presents a demographic story that no serious wine industry executive can afford to ignore. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion people, now larger than China’s as the latter faces…

Some European wine markets are losing serious-collector attention faster than others. Our editorial read on which categories are quietly declining in 2026.

The vintage-versus-NV Champagne distinction is one of the most useful — and most ignored — in serious wine collecting. Our editorial comparison.