Last week I, along with many other wine enthusiasts from across the globe, headed to Bordeaux to spend several pleasant days having a first taste of a range of wines from the 2012 vintage.

It's a particularly important time for the industry as prospective buyers visit the region to form...

Wine enthusiasts and investors alike were waiting with bated breath last week for the release of the Parker scores - possibly the single biggest influencing factor in determining a specific vintage's investment appeal.

Robert Parker, the world's leading authority on fine wine, released his ratings for the...

The start of 2013 has heralded many good headlines about the health of fine wine investment and it's looking like a positive year for investors.

In January, the industry exchange, Liv-ex, reported that bids on the market had hit an all-time high, reaching £7.9million that week. A...

The growth of the wine investment market has been significant over the last decade and each year provides exciting opportunities for investors keen to secure their money in the commodity. But what does 2013 have in store?

It is fair to say 2012 was a mixed year for wine...

I write this blog on the 28th of November from the offices of Mazars on Tower Bridge, the architecture of which offers remarkable views, which encompass icons of this nation's past and its future. The Tower of London, a reminder of bygone disciplinarian regimes and royal authority and the future...

Further to numerous recent reports in various national newspapers and trade magazines indicating that fine wine is to be regulated by the FSA following its publication of a Consultation Paper in regard to the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS) to retail clients leads me to clarify the position...

People who have placed their money in fine wine investment over the past 18 months will have little to cheer about. The market has seen a general downturn in value, but when measured against other asset classes, it still holds its own. Those who have been in the fine wine...

A deal is coming this year that could see India significantly opened up to the wine investment market as Indian import taxes on alcohol could be slashed by as much as 73 per cent.

India and the European Union have been locked in talks to negotiate a free trade agreement...

For many of us, the mere mention of alcohol and Russia evokes stereotypical images of heavy drinking Muscovites, consuming large amounts of vodka, in smoky bars at sub-zero temperatures; and although Russians have always had a close affinity for alcohol, this is far from the truth.

Wine consumption has increased...

It seems that the hottest topic for the media at the moment when it comes to fine wine is the issue of whether regulation is required. As we start a new financial year, many investors are being warned off wine following the recent revelation that over 50 wine investment companies...

April has finally arrived, and a new tax year has begun. People across the country are beginning to think about their investments and their personal finances and are considering their options. The average investor is probably looking at the books and wondering what they have to show for their investments....

As the 2009 vintage wines enter their bottles, another round of wine scoring by the critics has begun. As always, there is one set of scores in particular which the wine world has been awaiting: those of leading critic Robert Parker. This year, however, seems to be particularly significant, as...