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 unfortunate case of chaptalisation at Château Giscours
Château Giscours decide to appeal against the court’s verdict on the chaptalisation of their 2016 vintage. The saga explained.
France, Europe and Asia: what do we drink differently?
Do buying preferences at auction vary between customers from France, Europe and Asia? We delved into the iDealwine database to find out…
Coming of age: a 1774 Vin Jaune from the Jura goes for €103,700 at auction
The Jura sets a new precedent. As a 1774 Vin Jaune auctions for the record breaking sum of €103,700, this region continues to prove its investment worth.
The Devillards (Chamirey, Perdrix) set up shop in the Jura
As the Devillard family secure a deal to buy Domaine Rolet, we consider why this key player in Burgundy wishes to get a foot in the door in the Jura.
The global wine market in 2017: the OIV’s economic assessment
Last week saw the OIV release their economic assessment of the global wine market in 2017. Read our round up of the key trends defining this industry.
New record: €8,512 for a Jean-Louis Chave Cathelin Hermitage
This cult Hermitage domain continues to impress. The iDealwine auction on the 28th February saw a bottle of its almost unobtainable cuvée go for €8,512 to a Polish wine lover, an iDealwine record. Although the Chave dynasty goes back to the end of the 15th century, their current notoriety is somewhat more recent. On the 28th February, a bottle of the 2003 Cuvée Cathelin from Jean-Louis Chave sold for €8,512 at the iDealwine auction and put this domain squarely in the headlines. Wines from this domain have had a favourable reputation ever since…
Mixed case of 2010 Romanée-Conti goes for €36,723 at auction
A case of Romanée-Conti Grands Crus sold for €36,723 at auction at iDealwine on 18th January, a sale that sees a price increase of 30% for each wine. This case included some of the most sought-after wines from the legendary Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Vosne-Romanée. This lot started the New Year off in style and sets the tone for 2018 auctions. No doubt the vintage of these wines affected the price enormously as 2010 is now being considered one of the strongest in France, especially in Burgundy. 2010 produced high quality wines…
The 2016 vintage in France (part 1)
It’s here! The long awaited 2016 vintage is starting to appear on the shelves and, apart from having to endure a few freaks of nature, it was another good year in keeping with the excellent 2015 This week we are focusing on how the northern French regions fared from Alsace, Jura, Savoy and Burgundy to Beaujolais, Champagne and the Loire Valley. Alsace Dry whites: 16/20 Sweet wines: 14/20 Reds: 15/20 2016 will go down in history as an as unusual year, particularly concerning the staggering of the harvest from mid-September until the beginning…
New Crus Bourgeois classification finalised
It's official: the new Crus Bourgeois classification was adopted at the end of 2017. And the outcome is… the reinstatement of the three former categories – Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Superiors and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel – along with the reintroduction of the five-year ranking in line with the organisation's wishes. The Crus Bourgeois had been talking about it for long enough, and now it's happened. On January 4th, the decree of December 29th was published in the Journal officiel, confirming the change to the Crus Bourgeois classification. The headline news: a return to…