Tag Archive: Hart Davis Hart Wine Co.
U.S. Wine Auction Market Enjoys Banner Year As Hart Davis Hart Again Takes Top Spot
In what amounted to a banner year, live wine auction sales in the United States increased 32% in 2014 to reach $156.5 million, with Chicago-based Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. (HDH) leading the live wine auction market with $42.8 million in gross volume. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2015Rare Offering Of Rye Whiskey Far Surpasses Pre-Sale Estimates At Chicago Auction
In an unusual offering, the Chicago auction house Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. last weekend sold a case of 24 pints of Dougherty’s Private Stock Pure Rye Whiskey, distilled in 1917 before Prohibition and then bottled in bond in 1930 at the Philadelphia-based Dougherty’s as a medicinal spirit, for $19,120. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 2, 2014The Battle for Wine Auction Supremacy
Last month, management at Acker Merrall & Condit in New York trumpeted an announcement that the firm had achieved the ultimate triple crown in 2011—ranking No.1 in wine auction sales in the United States, Asia and the world. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 11, 2012