Wine Knowledge and Buyback Guides
Market notes, storage checks, valuation references and handover tips to help collectors understand what affects value before selling.
- Label
- Keep the wine name, vintage and volume clear
- Condition
- Photograph capsule, fill level and leakage signs
- Provenance
- Original cases, invoices or storage records help valuation
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One of the World's Most Expensive Dry Whites: M...
Montrachet Grand Cru is one of Burgundy's finest grand cru vineyards for Chardonnay and is often described as among the world's most expensive dry-white appellations. A rare joint vinification involving...
One of the World's Most Expensive Dry Whites: M...
Montrachet Grand Cru is one of Burgundy's finest grand cru vineyards for Chardonnay and is often described as among the world's most expensive dry-white appellations. A rare joint vinification involving...
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How to Identify Genuine and Fake Lafite: Labels...
Lafite's capsule is easy to recognise. Its design shows the château at the top and the words Lafite Rothschild in the centre. Capsules from the 1980s through 2002 are broadly...
How to Identify Genuine and Fake Lafite: Labels...
Lafite's capsule is easy to recognise. Its design shows the château at the top and the words Lafite Rothschild in the centre. Capsules from the 1980s through 2002 are broadly...
Why Is 1982 Lafite So Expensive?
With so many wines, why is Lafite the most famous? Of all the Lafite vintages, why is the '82 vintage the most expensive?Lafite's brand marketing and promotion naturally helped establish...
Why Is 1982 Lafite So Expensive?
With so many wines, why is Lafite the most famous? Of all the Lafite vintages, why is the '82 vintage the most expensive?Lafite's brand marketing and promotion naturally helped establish...
Penfolds Launches Two New French Wines
Penfolds partnered with Bordeaux's Dourthe to produce one of two French releases. Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago and Dourthe chief winemaker Ric Bonnafous worked together to blend grape varieties from...
Penfolds Launches Two New French Wines
Penfolds partnered with Bordeaux's Dourthe to produce one of two French releases. Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago and Dourthe chief winemaker Ric Bonnafous worked together to blend grape varieties from...
Which Wines Have Collectible Value? Estates, Vi...
On the Left Bank are Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Margaux and Château Haut-Brion; on the Right Bank are Château Cheval Blanc, Château...
Which Wines Have Collectible Value? Estates, Vi...
On the Left Bank are Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Margaux and Château Haut-Brion; on the Right Bank are Château Cheval Blanc, Château...
Is Red Wine the Same as Wine? Categories, Colle...
I. What Is Red Wine?It is worth noting that the term red wine does not simply refer to the colour of the finished wine, but to the colour of the...
Is Red Wine the Same as Wine? Categories, Colle...
I. What Is Red Wine?It is worth noting that the term red wine does not simply refer to the colour of the finished wine, but to the colour of the...
Château Latour: First-Growth Value and Resale M...
Château Latour's current vineyards cover 92 hectares, including 47 hectares known as the Enclos, whose grapes are regularly used for the estate's grand vin. The Enclos lies close to the...
Château Latour: First-Growth Value and Resale M...
Château Latour's current vineyards cover 92 hectares, including 47 hectares known as the Enclos, whose grapes are regularly used for the estate's grand vin. The Enclos lies close to the...
