Category: <span>Wine Market</span>

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:13 November 2016

Auction Report: October led by Haut Brion 1989, Bonneau, Château-Chalon, Overnoy and top champagnes

Here, we take a look at the highest selling wines at iDealwine's auction closed on 28th October. Bordeaux grands crus classés saw great success, with Haut-Brion 1989 leading the way. Rarer wines from the Rhône Valley (Bonneau), Jura (Perron and Overnoy) and Champagne also performed well. Bordeaux premiers crus classés did remarkably well at iDealwine's online auction on October 28. Château Latour, buoyed by the scarcity of its wines, achieved an increase of 7% to €416 for its 1995 vintage. Château Margaux was also highly sought after, including in traditionally less popular years…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:25 October 2016

Invest into wine: a few tips

Evidently, visitors to iDealwine are first and foremost devoted connoisseurs who have come to find some really great wines. Even so – and this is entirely understandable – they'd like some reassurance when buying that they can at least resell their wines, should they fall upon straightened circumstances... or need to make room for other wines! This article, therefore, will deal with some common questions we often hear from our customers. Although it isn't iDealwine's usual philosophy to encourage our customers to invest in wine, we are nonetheless in a privileged position from…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:23 October 2016

Auction Report: Top Sauternes are back!

A great series of rare and mature wines from Château d’Yquem featured in the auction closed on the 12th October on iDealwine. A great opportunity to showcase the potential of fine Sauternes in the very long term… Wines of Château d’Yquem where indeed honoured in this sale with bids arising from many parts of the world, mainly from France, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, the US and Mexico. This international battles led to record prices for the most iconic vintages. The legendary 1945, sold for example for €4,080 a bottle, +57% compared…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:7 October 2016

Sparkling and spirits boost French wine exports in the first half of 2016

In the first half of 2016, exports of French wines and spirits grew by 1% to €5.3 billion - an historic level. However, these figures hide some major disparities. Spirits (+4% in value) and sparkling wines (+4% in value) drove sales, but falling production in recent years means still wines are in decline (-3% in volume, -2% in value). Sector boosted by spirits and sparkling wines Sales of sparkling wines overseas continued to grow both in value (4%) and volume (1.1 billion) in the first half of the year. These figures are down…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:4 October 2016

September Auction Report: Clos Rougeard breaks more world records

Wines from the most famous producer in Saumur-Champigny are on a roll. At the latest online auctions on 28th September, two magnums of Le Bourg and Les Poyeux fetched record prices. The bidding goes on and the records pile up for Clos Rougeard wines (read iDealwine's article on the Drinks Business). A few days ago, the estate's flagship vintages, Le Bourg and Les Poyeux, went up for sale in the much rarer magnum format. Fierce bidding for the most famous Saumur Champigny in the world pushed prices to unprecedented heights. A 2011 Le…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:4 September 2016

Auction report: round-up of summer wine trends

Dear wine enthusiasts, although you have spent part of August on a beach towel/boat/plane, you have still been active at iDealwine auctions. Before the next round of auction sales, we look back at the trends which emerge from the bidding on 10 and 30 August. The joys of wine never fade! There was no respite for wine auctions over the summer and enthusiasts clearly continued to follow them closely on their mobile phones. For those of you who did actually go off-line, here are the key facts from this summer’s auctions to bring…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:25 August 2016

Auction report: collectable Côte de Nuits from Noëllat and Clair-Daü

The iDealwine auction which ended on 20 July was made up primarily of renowned Bordeaux and Burgundy wines from the cellar of one single keen wine enthusiast. This collector had acquired an exceptional selection of Burgundy grands crus from Noellat and Clair-Daü. These wines in vintages which are now almost impossible to find have become real treasures and enthusiasts were all too well aware of this! We review this fine auction sale. The collector whose cellar was divided up for auction on 20 July had acquired an impressive series of Côte de Nuits…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:22 July 2016

The stars at auction in the first half of 2016

After six months and 12 sales, it's time to take a look back at the wines fetching the highest prices at iDealwine's online auctions in the first half of 2016. A handful of contenders vie for all places in the rankings, but in a surprise turn, a legendary bottle from the Rhône has knocked Romanée-Conti from the top position. iDealwine's Winedex rose by 4.93% in the first six months of the year, but which labels sold for the highest bids? Romanée Conti and Petrus at the top Two estates, Romanée-Conti in Burgundy…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:21 July 2016

Auction Report: top prices for Bordeaux 2005 and rare vintages from Rhône, Loire, Champagne and Alsace

At the auction closed 29 June, Bordeaux and Burgundy made steady progress while prices for rarer vintages from the Rhône, Loire and Alsace rose dramatically. Buyers from overseas, especially Asia, were particularly active at this latest auction. A number of Bordeaux grands crus classés achieved slightly higher prices this time. A 2005 Prestige crate (Petrus, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Cheval Blanc and Margaux) sold very well at €6300 - an increase of 11% on iDealwine's accumulated price for the different wines in this crate. The 2005 vintage also continued to make progress…

Post author:iDealwine
Post published:12 July 2016

iDealwine WineDex® indices rise by 4.93% in the first quarter of 2016

iDealwine wine indices have shown remarkable stability in the first quarter despite strong pressure on the CAC 40. Since January 2016, they have recorded a 4.93% rise, even peaking at 9.06% over the last twelve months. iDealwine indices, which are much less volatile than Bourse (French Stock Exchange) indices, have stabilised in recent months. In June, the iDealwine indice100 rose by a modest +0.32%, pushed up by the slight increase in the price of Bordeaux grands crus (+0,47% on the Bordeaux indice iDealwine). The latter experienced a slight upward movement, but by contrast…