An Interview with James Miles, Founding Director of Liv-ex (This interview was taken in December 2011, and is being published now for the very first time) James, many thanks for taking the time to talk with us here at... Categories Wine Blog
How the wine industry is getting closer to consumers, and how consumers can get closer to their wines Harpers, the wine industry publication, has recently launched a campaign to get the wine trade to engage more with their consumers. The trade has undergone criticism for using complicated language... Categories Wine Blog
(Champagne) from England On 15th December, Harpers reported that studies showed that more than half of sparkling wine drinkers in England had tried an English sparkling wine at least once. This is certainly... Categories Wine Blog
When Hip Hop and Fine Wine Collide When Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne first became astronomically popular with celebrities, it became considerably more difficult for us mere mortals to get our hands on. I was working in the... Categories Wine Blog
What if Robert Parker was an X Factor judge? Not judging warbling contestants, you understand, but wouldn’t it inject a bit of excitement into his annual Bordeaux tasting if it were screened live on a Saturday night with... Categories Wine Blog
Is the Parkerization of Bordeaux a thing of the past? Harpers posted an article on their website on 7th November about Robert Parker, who says that his influence is ‘on the wane’. Few could have predicted the influence that one... Categories Wine Blog
Time to Buy or Sell So in my constant quest to find good sources of information on the Fine Wine Market, I came across an excellent piece on Provenance Fine Wine’s site. It’s title is... Categories Wine Blog
How to behave at an industry tasting… and how not to behave If you have been lured into the world of fine wine tasting, then you might be fortunate enough to get invited to an industry tasting. Such events are held largely... Categories Wine Blog
Spectator at a Wine Auction Andrew Lloyd Webber’s wine collection reportedly sold at a Hong Kong wine auction earlier this year for US$5.6 million (£3.5 million). Lord Lloyd Webber was delighted by the sale, which... Categories Wine Blog
Is the Fine Wine Market Bouncing Back? There was a period where no one wanted to talk about the LIVEX dropping. Now, you can’t seem to turn anywhere without seeing that the Fine Wine Market has indeed... Categories Wine Blog
Cabernet vs Merlot – who would win in a FIGHT When we refer to the Bordeaux blend, we usually mean wines that are made of some of the following grapes; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenere. ... Categories Wine Blog
Who do you read when it comes to wine? The rise of social media over the last few years means that the resources for learning about wine, like learning about most things, have become more readily available than ever. ... Categories Wine Blog
