Anthony Maxwell, Liv-ex Director

Final Thought: Champagne — A Market Without Bubbles

Champagne has long been an on-trade favorite, but in recent years it has also established itself as a key player in the secondary market for fine wine. Previously purchased predominantly...

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How Much Latour 1961 Could You Buy For the Price of DRC Romanée-Conti 1945?

Last month, two bottles of DRC Romanée-Conti 1945 broke the record for the most expensive wines ever sold at auction. The two bottles were sold by Sotheby’s in New York...

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Bordeaux 2016: Risers and Fallers

The 2016 En Primeur campaign was greatly anticipated by the trade: it was the largest harvest in a decade and a high quality vintage.......

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California (50 Index), Here We Come

Back in July, we noted that Dominus 2014 was the top traded U.S. wine by value in 2018 so far. Keeping with this U.S. trend, Liv-ex has created the California...

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Final Thought: Value For Money? Regional Roundup

Value for money is often a contentious topic of debate between wine producers, merchants and consumers. Buying the best wines from a region is one way to ensure quality, yet...

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DRC: First Growth Ratio—Refusing to Revert

The price of wines from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are showing no signs of slowing down. Unlike the top wines of Bordeaux, the Burgundian icon didn’t suffer at the...

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Bordeaux 2016—The Lucky Few

Bordeaux 2016 is entering its final stretch. Around two-thirds of the major Châteaux have now released their wines, including all of the First Growths by Latour. It has been a...

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Bordeaux 2016—A New Dawn for En Primeur?

High expectations for the vintage, a recovery in fine wine prices and the opportunity to increase transparency and efficiency bode particularly well for En Primeur in 2016. The opportunity for...

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The (Opus) One That You Want

While Bordeaux was in the doldrums, it seemed that California could do no wrong, prompting Liv-ex to ask Opus One CEO David Pearson whether price rises were sustainable: “Yes—because it...

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2016 - A Year in the Fine Wine Market

2016 was an eventful year for the fine wine market. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100—the industry benchmark, which tracks the price movements of 100 of the most sought-after fine wines—rose...

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