March 30th, 2009
One of the great names in wine-making, Domaines Barons de Rothschild, said Sunday it plans to develop a vineyard in China to take advantage of growing interest in wine here.
Chateau Lafite has a very high reputation on China and has partnered with CITIC, China’s largest state-owned investment company on 62 acres of vines on a peninsula in eastern China’s Shandong province.
“I am very pleased to develop a vineyard in a country where the interest in fine wines is increasing every year.”
January 14th, 2009
The future of the renowned Château Latour vineyard was in question after it emerged that the investment bank Lazard is discreetly offering the label for sale to French competitors.
Owned by the French business tycoon and president of the luxury-goods group PPR, François Pinault, Château Latour is regarded as one of the finest wines from the Medoc region.
The Château Latour estate consists of 78 hectares of Bordeaux vineyards but only grapes from the 47 hectares that surround the chateau at the heart of the estate are used to make the Grand Vin de Château Latour.
November 26th, 2008
Gold Cuvée is a sparkling wine with real, edible 22 carat gold flakes! Yes, it has real, edible gold flakes and it’s really bubbly so ideal for Christmas or bringing in the New Year!
Produced from pinot grapes, this wine and gold combination is a rare find worldwide…and it is an ideal stocking filler. So, why not join those before you, and develop a taste for gold!
You will find Gold Cuvee at the VOM FASS concessions in Selfridges.
November 26th, 2008
Designed by Matilda Sundén Ringnérs, the Rainman Carafe is a wonderful little accessory that allows you to serve drinks with style, simplicity and class.
Unlike most other serving pots, it has 8 holes at its top end which allows the drink to pour out like a beautiful shower. It is not just ergonomic, it reduces your chances of nasty spill : )
As a drinker, I’d be curious to see how the wine’s flavor is affected when it’s aerated in this fashion. Would wine open up more quickly with the ‘RainMan’ decanter, or would it become stale?
October 27th, 2008
The Petit Coeur (meaning Little Heart) drinking glass is the latest creation of Etienne Menueau, a French designer who brought us a series of unusually-shaped carafes.
This work of art is an abstract reinterpretation of the human heart, complete with its atriums, ventricles, and an aorta for a spout.
The unique drinking glass is 20 cm tall, and made of borosilicate glass. only 12 (eight numbered and signed and four artist proofs) were made and they cost a shocking €1,500 ($2,000). Wine is good for the heart right ? ^_^
August 15th, 2008
After an absence of seven years, Christie’s wine department will be back in Asia for an auction on 29 Nov 2008 at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre and it will open Christie’s Hong Kong Fall 2008 Sale Season.
Christie’s International Wine Department will conduct a focused sale of fine wine including select offerings from the cellars of first growth, Château Latour.
Christie’s Hong Kong sales totaled HK $2.4 billion in Spring 2008, the highest total ever achieved for any auction season in Asia.
The evening sale will feature around 250 selected lots, with 150 lots from Château Latour. One of the top prizes is a 1900 magnum estimated at $18,000 - $24,000. The Latour selection in its entirety is expected to realize in excess of HK $10 million.
Alongside the unique offering from Château Latour will be a further range of fine and rare wines, all sourced from impeccable European cellars, including rare Pétrus and other First Growth Bordeaux, a selection of exceptional Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, vintage Champagne and venerable Vintage Port and Old Cognacs.
