Champagne pairings
Champagne. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Instead of serving as an aperitif, why not give it pride of place at your next dinner with these paring suggestions?
The Loire: the top 20 highest-priced bottles at auction (first semester of 2018)
We’ll be bringing you a region by region analysis of the best sellers at auction. First up, the Loire, home to some of the most coveted natural wines.
The Top 50 highest-priced bottles at auction (first semester of 2018)
We’ve delved into the iDealwine database to reveal the 50 most expensive bottles of 2018 so far. A look at the auction elite in the fine wine market.
Cornas: the great Rhône ambassador Auguste Clape dies
The mythic winemaker Auguste Clape died last Friday 13th July at the age of 93. He leaves behind him a domaine responsible for putting the Cornas appellation on the map.
The Jura: wines with altitude
A tour through the rolling vineyards of this charming mountainous region, home to characterful wines that are becoming increasingly sought-after. It can only be the Jura.
The iDealwine loyalty programme
Calling all Privilege customers and Club iDeal members, earn money off your purchases at auction and in fixed-price sales with the tremendous iDealwine loyalty programme!
Château Haut-Brion: approaching 500 years of excellence
Château Haut-Brion’s double classification is a unique and prestigious distinction and the wines are incomparable. We tell the interesting tale of its origins.
June Auction Report: Liger Belair and Domaine des Miroirs (Jura) in the spotlight
Our monthly review of the fine wine auction market points to the current success of Domaine Liger and reveals an exciting new contender from the Jura…
Domaine Marcel Lapierre: the pioneer of natural wines in the Beaujolais
Domaine Marcel Lapierre has fast become an undisputed benchmark of Beaujolais and a driving force in the world of natural wine since 1980. A look at this extraordinary domain
