Classic Wines

By now most of us have read about the Ponsot that was pulled from the Acker Merrall & Conditt auction back in April. Twenty-two lots of Ponsot that was estimated to be worth well north of half a million dollars was pulled during the auction at...

In the months of 2008, from April - June, $66 million dollars were spent on collectible wine in the US. Like I said, people who collect at this level aren't too worried about how much gas has gone up whether that gas is going into an S-Class, a Chr...

With all the talk of wine fraud these days, it is no wonder that many scientists have been applying themselves to the task of inventing a device that will detect fraudulent wines. Well here is today's latest iteration. As reported on by no less th...

Scientists at the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) have successfully conducted tests that will accurately identify the age of a bottle of wine. By measuring the x-rays that bounce off a bottle which is placed under a beam of ions, the...

Unless you have been living under a rock in the wine world, you no doubt are familiar with the infamous Jefferson bottles that are the subject of a best-selling book by author Benjamin Wallace, not one, but two movies in development, and some ...

So remember way back in August when I reported on the Q2 auction results and how Burgundy was leading the field? Well Burgundy, my beloved, has made a liar of me. Wine has a way of biting the hand that holds the glass, usually via immoderate consumptio...

...then you need to 1) book a flight to Hong Kong for November 15th, 2) get set up with AMC for absentee bidding, 3) plan a multi-state, multi-store heist whereby you rob, at gunpoint, what few stores have any 2005 Burgundy in stock. Option 3 is pre...

We all know what 2007 was. It was a bad year. And I am not just talking about Bordeaux. That having been said, 2007 is not a dog per se, at least not according to those in the press who review such wines. Some wines that I think are of interest if not ...