Burgundy, Bordeaux Wines Bound for Historic Auction
Baghera Wines may be a fresh face in fine wines but it is organizing what could be the most important auction in 20 years May 22 in Geneva.
A museum displays Mouton Rothschild wine labels
An art gallery will open at Chateau Mouton Rothschild this summer to permanently house the travelling exhibition Mouton Rothschild: Paintings for the Labels.
Jeff Koons designs 2010 Mouton Rothschild label
Jeff Koons has become the latest in a long line of illustrious artists to produce a label for the equally celebrated wine of Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
French wines travel in Louis Vuitton style
For one French wine house, when traveling with valuable, vintage wines there is no wrapping bottles in socks and sweaters, cushioning them with towels and nestling them in suitcases. For Cordier Mestrezat Grands Crus, prized wines travel in style, laid snugly in a custom-made Louis Vuitton carrying case that can house four bottles. The specially […]
Xu Lei Designs Mouton Rothschild’s Label
Mouton-Rothschild has asked a Beijing artist, Xu Lei, to design the label for its 2008 vintage, in the footsteps of Georges Braque, Salvador Dali or Joan Miro. Kept under wraps until the last moment, the predominantly blue painting features a ram standing on a rock and was chosen by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, owner of […]
World Auction Record for a Dom Pérignon Rosé in Hong Kong
Acker Merrall & Condit conducted its first wine auction in Hong Kong on May 31, which realized $8.2 million and established new record. The total was the highest for any wine auction held in Hong Kong to date (the sales was held in the wake of new Hong Kong legislation that abolished all taxes and […]