On 27 Feb this year, duty rates on all alcohol except spirits were abolished in Hong Kong in a move intended to establish the city as a fine wine hub to rival the likes of London and New York...

It will be fascinating to see what sort of prices are fetched by the super-starry lots in two major fine wine sales to be held in Hong Kong this month. The first is to be held on...

Farr Vintners hosted this great tasting of 22 of the top 2005 red Bordeaux in London at the beginning of this month. A group of 60 tasters, including quite a few producers taking a break from...

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Lindsay Hamilton, pictured here, finally files this report of the UK wine trade wedding of the year. It got left on the computer in his country residence, apparently, so has taken some time to...

Just as the Australian wine industry battles to demonstrate that it can do more than churn out inexpensive, technically perfect, fast-fade Shiraz and Chardonnay from its rapidly dessicating...

It is difficult to exaggerate how much Argentine wines have changed in the last few years. But perhaps that is not so surprising considering that the world’s fifth most important wine producer...

Here is a palate-whetter for my massive set of Argentine tasting notes to be published tomorrow - among them some extremely exciting wines. I recently saw Nicolas Catena of Argentina,...

Liv-ex, the fine wine trading exchange and wine market analyst,  have come up with this thought-provoking graphic, plotting the number of billionaires known to exist with their fine wine...

Following in the wake of Howard Ripley and Café Anglais, whose forthcoming London wine dinners we announced here last week, Berry Bros and Bordeaux Index are also organising some high-flown...

See related thread in Members' forum Tonight Channel 4, one of Britain’s four major tv channels, is devoting its top documentary slot to wine (Dispatches at 8pm). I am in the difficult...

A British captain of industry and his wife find themselves with a decided superfluity of 2000 red bordeaux and are selling off more than 40,000 bottles (well over 3,000 cases) of it at...

In a nutshell : Huge quantity of mainly long-lived, medium-bodied, ultra-digestible reds (called claret by the British) with some sweet whites and extremely varied dry whites. Main...

In a nutshell : Reliable, keenly priced reds and whites, mainly from well-known international varieties. Main grapes : Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenère (red); Sauvignon Blanc,...

In a nutshell : The home of port, madeira and a host of increasingly modern, often bargain, table wines. Grapes : Rich variety of local specialities. Portugal's advantage in...