Move over Lafite: Burgundy is the new star of Asia. By Jake Lee
Sotheby’s rounded out a monthlong slew of wine auctions in Hong Kong this weekend, beating estimates and selling 99.1 million Hong Kong dollars (US$12.7 million) over two days.
The very highest prices went to Burgundy’s Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, (more…)
‘Grand Cru’ and the Use of Quality Terms in the United States
by Lindsey A. Zahn on November 7, 2011
Recently, I read an interesting article discussing the use of the term ‘Grand Cru’ by a United States winemaker. (See Much Ado About a Wine Marketing Designation.) The story reflects the use of the term ‘Grand Cru’ by Sea Smoke Cellars of Santa Barbara, California. After receiving a review in 2008 from Wine Spectator writer James Laube that dubbed the winery as one of the “grand cru” properties in Santa Barbara, (more…)
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