Tag Archive: Bordeaux
Burgundy Gaining On Bordeaux In Asia Auctions, Wine Spectator Reports
At recent auctions conducted by the major commercial auction houses, expensive rare Burgundy has become the star of the salesroom, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 29, 2011Terlato Adds Bordeaux’s Chateau Timberlay To Portfolio
Terlato Wines has announced an exclusive, long-term agreement that will see it handle Bordeaux brand Chateau Timberlay in the U.S., beginning in January with the 2009 vintage. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 8, 2011Rarified Retailer: Dennis Overstreet, Owner Of The Wine Merchant Beverly Hills
The Wine Merchant Beverly Hills is one of the Los Angeles market’s leading wine and spirits retailers, boasting a rarified international clientele. Five years ago, proprietor Dennis Overstreet relocated from his high-rent 25,000-square-foot store on Rothbury and Santa Monica Boulevard to a 2,000-square-foot shop on Canon Drive in the Beverly Hills Triangle. He conducts dinners and tastings at a 40,000-square-foot wine cellar in West Los Angeles, three and half miles away from the store. Overstreet’s total revenues were $4.5 million last year—with 80% of sales in wine and 20% in spirits. He expects to hit $5 million by the end of this year. Overstreet also owns and operates two restaurants, The Dock and The Porch, in Newport Beach. Shanken News Daily recently spoke to Overstreet about trends in his retail business. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 21, 2011News Briefs for October 5, 2011
•The Barton family, owners of Bordeaux’s Châteaus Langoa Barton and Léoville Barton, have made their first acquisition since the 1820s, according to Wine Spectator. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 5, 2011News Briefs for October 3, 2011
•In a two-day wine sale held October 1-2 in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s failed to sell out its offering for the first time since entering the Hong Kong market in 2009. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 3, 2011Acker Merrall’s Hong Kong Auction Sets Records As Chinese Bidders Take To Burgundy
Acker Merrall & Condit set a number of records at its two-day wine auction in Hong Kong September 16 and 17. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 20, 2011
