[caption id="attachment_3515" align="alignnone" width="819"] Photo courtesy of Wine Folio (winefolio.co.nz)[/caption] In August 2025 we published our first special market report looking at how secondary market pricing for New Zealand Pinot Noir had evolved over the past five years. This was undoubtedly our most popular article of...
July has been another popular wine-buying month at The Wine Auction Room. It seems our wine loving community really appreciated the single vendor sales presented, which bookended our celebration of all things French Single Vendor Auction Burgundy and Beyond (Part 5) - Weds 1 July to...
Here at The Wine Auction Room we had an incredibly busy June hosting a live auction (followed by a Buy Now event) and two online wine auctions. June Live Rare and Fine Wine Auction - Tuesday 3 June June Buy Now - Wednesday 4 June Single Vendor Auction...
When it comes time to sell-down a collection our vendors come to us with different motivations and most of them want to get as strong a return on their investment as possible (some may have time pressure that we understand and can accommodate). Here are some...
Compared to April (and June, even though we have only had one auction so far) May was a quieter month with three very successful online wine auctions: Late Autumn Fine & Rare Wine Auction (29 April - 4 May) International Chardonnay Day Celebration Auction (13 May -...
April was a bumper month, both for the Wine Auction Room and for the secondary market globally with US Auction House Acker setting a world record with a single bottle of 1945 Domaine Romanee Conti selling for $558,000 (about $950,000 NZD) in late March and...
“It was great to see such strong interest in high-end Burgundy again in March. With some wines rarely seen on the secondary market here in New Zealand it is a privilege to present them to our amazing community,” Reece Warren, Managing Director and Auctioneer, Wine...
In January & February 2026 The Wine Auction Room hosted four wine auctions plus the Buy Now event following our February Live Auction: Summer Break Wine Auction (26 December - 12 January) Auckland & Australia Long Weekend Sale (21 Jan - 26 January February Rare...
Looking back on 2025, what we’re most proud of is not just the results, though delivering strong returns for our vendors in a challenging market really does matter. It’s the people. Welcoming new buyers into the fold, reconnecting long-time collectors with wines they love, and...
In November and December (so far) we’ve hosted two auctions plus the BUY NOW event that followed the December Live Auction: Late Spring Rare & Fine Wine Online Auction (5 - 11 November) Summer Rare & Fine Wine Live Auction (2 December) Summer Buy Now...
