Our End-of-Year Live auction followed by its Buy Now sale wrapped up the year last Tuesday. Thanks to our lovely wine community, our vendors and buyers for your long-time support. Before we dive into the auction sale report, let’s take a look at the international wine...
In the ever-evolving world of investment opportunities, wine has emerged as a sophisticated and rewarding choice for investors seeking diversity and potential for growth. While the concept of investing in wine may seem unconventional to some, there are compelling reasons why this age-old tradition is...
The stagnant performance in global fine wine market in Q3 is an interesting trend we’re seeing here locally. With prices stabilising towards the end of this quarter, we’re seeing enticing opportunities for wine investors. When considering fine wine for an investment, this current dip may...
It’s always interesting to watch international trading markets to help us understand trends in the local wine auction scene. Recently we’ve noticed international stock markets and risk assets remained strong, with declining inflation and positive economic growth on the horizon. In regional wine performance, the USA...
Our single vendor auction “Tale of Two Collectors” concluded on Sunday August 13 was a wonderful story of intergenerational wine collecting that received great interests from our bidders. Australia was the star region once again. 1988 Henschke Hill of Grace took the highest hammer price at...
In our Late Winter Live Auction, which was followed by its after-sale Buy Now auction that concluded on Wednesday the 2nd of August, back vintage Bordeaux achieved the highest bid-to-view ratio echoing recent trends from En Premier trading. 2008 Chateau Mouton Rothschild took the highest...
As we publish the catalogue for the virtual/live auction on August 1st, you may want to read what’s been happening in the auction scene to help you prepare your bids. Fine wine markets continued to go through a corrective period during the second quarter of...
W. Blake Gray· Friday, 16-Jun-2023 Fine wine prices are falling, but the sky is not falling with them – and, in fact, the savvy wine drinker might find a few opportunities to drink some older wines at a good price. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 index, which measures...
Thanks to our wine community supporters and all the online bidders, our Winter Virtual Live Auction which concluded a week ago was another success. Despite being a virtual auction in the beginning of winter, the enthusiasm among our bidders really "heated up the room”. The global fine...
A year ago, the New Zealand Herald posed the question “Is Now The Time To Invest In Wine?”. In talking with several wine specialists in New Zealand, including our team at The Wine Auction Room, the answer was a resounding yes. And this answer holds true...