Tag Archive: Bordeaux
Wine Spectator: Did China Really Save Bordeaux?
Throughout this summer’s sales campaign for 2010 Bordeaux futures, as châteaux released their wines at record prices and a number of loyal customers in America decided to pass, most analysts believed China would make up the difference. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 10, 2011China’s Enormous Potential Aggressively Pursued By Global Wine Exporters
Long considered the promised land for wine exporters, China’s wine market is now expanding beyond metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai and into the country’s second- and third-tier cities. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 28, 2011Chateau Lascombes Is Sold To French Insurance Company For $280 Million
U.S. private equity group Colony Capital has sold Chateau Lascombes to French insurance company Mutuelle d’Assurances du Corps de Santé Français (MACSF) for €200 million, or around $280 million. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 11, 2011News Briefs for June 29, 2011
•Crown Royal, which helped pioneer spirits brand sponsorship in NASCAR, will end its participation as a Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR team sponsor at the close of the 2011 season. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 29, 2011Mouton Rothschild, Margaux Announce 2010 Price Increases As Cos d’Estournel Reduces
Bordeaux’s 2010 futures campaign looks to be in crescendo this week, as first-growth châteaus Margaux and Mouton-Rothschild finally released their prices, along with several other prominent players, according to the latest report in Wine Spectator. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 28, 2011Visitors From China More Than Double At Vinexpo, To Lead All Foreign Attendees
Some 48,000 members of the wine and spirits industry gathered last week for Vinexpo, the wine world’s biannual trade fair in Bordeaux. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 28, 2011
