In its Q1 2026 report, fine wine investment platform WineCap detailed that the fine wine market is stabilising. Reduced release prices from top names also indicated signs of a fresh pricing strategy following the market correction of recent years.
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To celebrate its 10th anniversary, wine museum and cultural centre the Cité du Vin is launching a ‘year of festivities’, with events and activities planned across 2026.
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Wine business consultancy Wine Lister has released its tenth annual Bordeaux study, which shows that average trade confidence when it comes to the region's fine wine has increased to 6.4/10.
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Jason Millar reports on a vintage that’s compelling in terms of both quality and pricing.
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As it approaches its 10th anniversary, the Cité du Vin has released figures looking back over 2025, a year in which it welcomed 390,000 visitors of 170 different nationalities.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s Château Rayas rose 49 places to fifth place in Liv-ex’s annual Power 100 ranking. The 2025 list ranks the most “influential fine wine brands in the secondary market”, according to the trading platform.
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Leading Argentinian producer of organic wines Grupo Avinea has taken on Franck Noguiez (pictured) as its new technical director, a role in which he will guide wine production and sustainable development for the group.
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Wine investment platform WineCap has rounded off the year by revealing the best performing wines from the three most important wine regions globally (in terms of demand) – Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne.
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Fine wine trading platform Liv-ex has revealed its December market report, with its major indices pointing towards a tentative recovery for the top end of the wine market.
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Wine investment platform WineCap has unveiled its year end review of the fine wine market, detailing signs of hope for the sector which has faced significant challenges in recent years. Prices and liquidity improved across H2 with some regions performing particularly well.
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The shifting landscape of demand in restaurant wines has been well reported upon in recent years. To gauge the lay of the land of the quality on-trade, Hamish Graham surveyed this year’s Harpers Top 50 Sommeliers to chart key themes and trends.
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Tire-manufacturer Michelin have announced that from 2026, the Michelin Guide will provide a new ‘Grape’ rating for wine producers, along with vineyard recommendations.
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Ahead of its End of Year Report, wine investment platform WineCap has published a fascinating insight into the shifting alignment of fine wine investment rivals Bordeaux and Burgundy.
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Sotheby’s and the Cité du Vin have raised over €220,000 in support of the Foundation for wine culture and civilisations, in an online auction from 7 to 27 October.
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Marcos Carol looks proud as he describes the changes in the village of Tilimuqui, north west Argentina, since his La Riojana wine co-operative became Fairtrade certified in 2006. The Fairtrade premium has helped fund a new running water system, a health centre, a new secondary school and 50 scholarships for the children of growers. It’s just one example of wine industry efforts to address ‘social sustainability’ – its ethical responsibility to the people who work in it and buy its products. And at a moment when concerns around the environmental impact of wine already have a high profile, social sustainability is fast moving up the agenda.
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The release of The 2025 Golden Vines Report today (24 November) has flagged a modestly optimistic outlook for both Fine Wine and Rare Spirits through the coming year.
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New data from CultX, the digital fine wine marketplace, shows that tech-savvy 20-39-year-olds are rethinking how they drink, buy and invest, tending to explore new regions and make more deliberate, high-value choices.
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Global wine exchange Liv-ex has released its market report for November, which shows that momentum in the secondary market is continuing to build – encouragingly, the Bordeaux 500 saw its first increase since March 2023.
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When 67 Pall Mall first opened its doors in December 2015, even the most optimistic would be impressed by the growth of the fine wine private members club. The London organisation began with around 1,500 members, with this number having now risen to just over 3,800. Across 67 Pall Mall’s global membership – including sister clubs in Verbier and Singapore, and resident membership in Hong Kong – this number swells to almost 10,000. What better litmus test for shifting preferences among fine wine aficionados (and the wine industry itself, with 12% of membership drawn from the trade) than the frequenters of 67 Pall Mall? In its London Fine Wine Trends Report, the club presents the changing buying habits and personal proclivities of its London base. As Harpers discovered, new regions have risen, with some remaining resolutely popular.
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Burgundy was the big winner of the recent 67 Pall Mall Fine Wine Trends Report, compiled by yours truly to mark the London club’s 10th anniversary. Not only does the region dominate sales in the SW1 enclave, selling 37% more than second-place Champagne in an average month, but it led the top 10 wines which members expect to buy (even) more of in the coming decade.
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