UK Wine Show 148 Liv-ex with James Miles

Liv-ex is the leading Fine Wine Exchange through which fine wines are traded between merchants as commodities. James Miles, founder and director, explains how the exchange works in the first of three interviews.

UK Wine Show 149 Live-ex Bordeaux En Primeur campaign

James Miles is a founder and director of Liv-ex, the leading Fine Wine Exchange. In this second interview we follow the highs and lows of the last decade of en primeur campaigns in Bordeaux.

UK Wine Show 153 Bordeaux 2008 with Jean-Michel Laporte of La Conseillante

Chateau La Conseillante is one of the top producers in Pomerol, Bordeaux. Director Jean-Michel Laporte tells us about the 2008 vintage.

2005 Bordeaux soaring in value since release, says Berry Bros & Rudd

Berry Bros & Rudd is finding cases of Bordeaux 2005 that it sold ‘en primeur’ have increased in value more than any other vintage between harvest and being shipped to the UK

Bordeaux 2007 - a poor vintage?

The Bordeaux 2007 en primeur campaign drew to a close last week

English Bacchus served at dinner for Bush

Denbies’ Bacchus 2004 was served at a dinner held for President Bush by the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street recently.

Court’s ruling leaves St-Emilion’s chateaux without classification

St-Emilion classification St-Emilion’s chateaux have been left in labelling disarray

Bordeaux plans to test new grapes

Bordeaux wine producers union seeks permission to test grape varieties which are currently illegal under the appellation laws.

2008 Bordeaux a mixed bag

Berry Bros & Rudd verdict on the 2008 Bordeaux is that it's a mixed bag in terms of quality.

Bordeaux 2008 at half the price

Château Latour has released its 2008 vintage at €110 per bottle, almost half the 2007 price.

Change to rules at Pomerol

Pomerol producers are opposing new legislation forcing them to make their wines within the appellation's 780 acres by 2018.

Sauternes producer targets nightclubs

Sauternes producer Chateau d'Arche is to launch its second wine, La Perle d'Arche, into nightclubs served in 100ml test-tube bottles.

2009 Bordeaux prices could rocket

Several wine merchants in the USA expect prices for the 2009 Bordeaux vintage to be high following the hype surrounding the vintage so far.

Chinese buyers looking beyond Bordeaux

Savvy Chinese wine buyers diversifying beyond Bordeaux and buying from Burgundy and the New World.

Liv-ex claims Pontet Canet should be second growth

Fine wine exchange Liv-ex has promoted Chateaux Pontet Canet, Beychevelle and Duhart Milon to second growth.

Harvest underway early in France

The 2011 harvest has started early in Bordeaux and Champagne.

Bordeaux 2011 back to a typical vintage

Relief from some Bordeaux producers that 2011 will be just an ordinary vintage!

Bordeaux embraces claret

A new term 'Claret de Bordeaux' is to be used for wines under AOC Bordeaux, AOC Bordeaux Superieur and AOC Cotes de Bordeaux appellations.

Bordeaux 2009 greatest vintage ever tasted since 1982

Wine critic Robert Parker rates 19 2009 Bordeaux's a perfect 100 and prices start to rise.

Laithwaites buy third Bordeaux estate

25-hectare Castillon Cotes De Bordeaux estate bought by Laithwaites

Bordeaux 2011 En Primeur gets under way with calls for lower prices for an average vintage

En Primeur 2011 is under way and the message is that quality is mixed and pricing will be much lower than 2010.

Bordeaux 2011 pricing still unclear

Will Bordeaux 2011 prices be low enough to get the campaign off the ground?

Lafite will use Prooftag as anti-fraud measure

Chateau Lafite Rothschild is to seal all its bottles with the Prooftag bubble seal as an anti-fraud measure.

Telling time for Bordeaux as more top chateaux lower their prices

Bordeaux 2011 prices wake up to the reality of the market but is it too late?

Bordeaux 3rd Growth Calon Segur sold to Suravenir

Family reassured that Chateau Calon Ségur sold for €200m will remain in French hands.

Bordeaux prices down 30% at auction

Wine Auctions lose ground around the world as investors diversify from Bordeaux

Liv Ex recalculates Bordeaux based on the 1855 method

Fine wine exchange Liv-ex has recalculated the 1855 Bordeaux Classification with its price-based ranking of the Bordeaux classed growths.

Bordeuax 2012 the tasting is on

Reports are mixed from 2012 en primeur tasting in Bordeaux.

2012 Bordeaux cheapest first growth in the world

Bordeaux 2012 prices are down and coming thick and fast.

Bordeaux 2012 prices continue to be released

Definite trend of decreasing 2012 Bordeaux prices but not all are dropping.

Code of silence still surrounds Bordeaux producers

It is revealed that en primeur tastings wines are different blends to the final wines

Bordeaux hit by hail storm damages up to 20,000 Ha of vineyard

A 10-minute hailstorm last Friday is thought to have caused damage to up to 20,000 hectares of vineyards in Bordeaux.

Bordeaux harvest down 20% on last year

Bordeaux faces its smallest harvest in over 20 years, according to the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.

World 2013 Harvest Round Up

2013 harvesting begins across the globe what effect on pricing ?

Bordeaux prices continue to slide

Bordeaux prices slide and 2013 not looking hopeful either

China Syndrome affecting the world wine industry

Worlds biggest producer and consumer of wine within 5 years but how does that affect those outside China?

Bordeaux demand wanes

Bordeaux prices continue to fall as investors lose faith.

Bordeaux prices continue to fall on Liv-ex

Liv-ex index declining for the 11th consecutive month

Bordeaux 2013 en premier tasting underway

2013 en primeur vintage fails to meet requirements of a fine red wine vintage.

Bordeaux dry whites drive growth in UK

Bordeaux growth in the UK is being driven by dry white wines.

World's first wine thriller?

Red Obsession docu-film about the rise and fall of Bordeaux.

Cut price fine wine at Lidl

Bordeaux used as a carrot to lure the middle classes

Lix-Ex 100 ends 17 month decline with the first rise

The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 has made its first monthly gain since March 2013, rising by 0.94% in August 2014.

Rain hits end of 2014 Bordeaux Harvest

Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes affected by heavy rainfall.

Boom or bust for chateaux

Liv-Ex managing director reports on bordeaux industry

Dear Bordeaux...about your pricing...

UK importers and merchants write to Bordeaux producers to ask for better pricing.

New Grapes for Bordeaux Wines?

Bordeaux looks to new grapes in light of changing climates

Bordeaux new Cité du Vin, what's in a name?

Bordeaux museum to be rebranded and remodelled

Earth Wind and Fire

Elements across the world prove challenging to wine makers

Vineyard vandals

Historic Bordeaux vines destroyed by vandals.

The plot thickens for vine vandalism

Rare vines vandalised but fraud investigation now ensues.

Bordeaux winemaker goes organic

Chateau gets organic and biodynamic certification.

2015 Bordeaux: Not the greatest ever, but very very good!

First impressions of the Bordeaux 2015 vintage as en premier tastings get underway.

Bordeaux 2015 first prices still increasing

En Primeur prices start to be released for Bordeaux

Bordeaux name protected in China

Chinese authorities agree to give legal cover to Bordeaux appellations.

Made in Bordeaux by Chinese

Chinese online wine retailer to invest in Bordeaux chateau

Bordeaux 2016 was a big one

The weather gave producers a decent year for most to produce the style of wine they wanted.

Bordeaux is gearing up to sell the 2016 vintages but where are the wines likely to go?

We take a look at the sales from Bordeaux exports in 2016. To work out where the 2016 vintage Bordeaux wines are likely to go.

Bordeaux 2016 En Primeur starts with a hiss and a plop

Price rises in the Bordeaux 2016 vintage slow sales.

Bordeaux 2016 prices are up but volumes are down

Châteaux push prices higher but offer less wine for sale.

Liv-Ex releases updated Right Bank classification based on 1855 criteria

Liv-Ex's biannual update of the right bank classification based on 1855 'left bank' criteria.

Bordeaux hit by hailstorms

Around 7,000 hectares of vines where severely hit by a freak hail storm in Bordeaux this week.

2017 Bordeaux En Primeur - the market squeals

With the 2017 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign over, with mixed prices, 2015 vintage is looking good.

Bordeaux harvest is finished this week and high alcohols are a concern

Sunshine is usually considered a good thing but in 2018 too much sunshine and not enough water may result in wines with alcohols at 14% or higher!

Judgement on 2018 Bordeaux vintage arrives at a mixed time for wine

Bordeaux En Primeur tastings are underway but the market has some very mixed messages.

Bordeaux 2018 En Primeur set alight with Ch Angelus surprise early release at realistic prices

As many critics are still trying to process the two weeks of tasting the Bordeaux 2018 vintages top St Emillion producer Ch Angelus has launched its campaign by releasing its 2018 vintage at the same price at 2015.

Climate change causes major changes in Bordeaux and Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Bordeaux and Châteauneuf-du-Pape are changing their grape varieties to help combat climate change.

2017 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign was one to sit out, but Italy is gaining support

As the 2017 Bordeaux En Primeur campaign is about to be delivered it appears that most investors appear to have lost money. But Italy appears to be a country that is becoming more popular with LIV-ex investors.

Bordeaux 2019 vintage is on sale now with big cuts in price while the quality looks good

The well regarded 2019 Bordeaux vintage is being released the main trend appears to be prices are lower.

Bordeaux 2019 en primeur prices continue to soften

Bordeaux 2019 en primeur prices continue to soften. Recent releases with 2 first growths Château Mouton Rothschild and Château Haut Brion are down 30%.

Six new Bordeaux varieties receive final approval for planting this spring

Bordeaux will see the introduction of six new grape varieties going into the ground this spring, including Touriga Nacional and Albariño in their Bordeaux AOC and Bordeaux Superieur AOC wines.

Bordeaux En Primeur is underway with Cheval Blanc the first to release

The price for the 2020 Cheval Blanc is €380 / btl and is very close to the 2019 vintage of €370 /btl and the quality appears to be at least as good.

Bordeaux Negociants expand into selling Barolo

A group of Bordeaux negociants are expanding into selling Barolo. Eight negociants will be offering Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio 2018 from March onwards.

France hit by heavy frost, putting this year's vintage at risk

The coldest night in April since 1947 years has caused wide spread frost throughout France

Bordeaux 2021 prices expected down on a mixed vintage

A survey of Merchants suggest 71% think volumes will be down on the 2021 Bordeaux En Primeur wines.

Bordeaux En Primeur continues but St Emilion classification takes a hit

Chateau Ausone, who recently announced that they will not be included in the latest St Emilion re-classification, has released its 2021 vintage at £500/btl. It appears leaving the classification has not dented its price.

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur least successful in recent times

With high hopes at the start that this year's campaign would ‘energize’ the En Primeur market according to Liv-Ex, they concluded ‘one of the least successful of recent times’

Wildfires and drought damage wine regions

Wild fires in Bordeaux and drought in Northern Italy as summer weather causes problems for wine regions.

Figeac promoted in St Emilion re-classification

Château Figeac promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé A in St Emilion re-classification.

Bordeaux starts grubbing up vines

Producers so far have applied for 9,300 hectares (ha) of Bordeaux vineyards to receive €67m in funding to be grubbed up.

UK Wine Show 169 Chablis with Nathalie and Gilles Fevre of Domaine Fevre

Nathalie and Gilles Fevre are the owners of Domaine Fevre in Chablis. We find out about the region and the wines of this famous French appellation.

Asda selling French wine by the vin-load

French wine is back in fashion with consumers at Asda

Chablis harvest affected by Hail

Despite hail Chablis 2015 vintage deemed to be very good

Frosts hit Burgundy vineyards

Frosts affect vineyards in Burgundy.

Chablis shortage affecting prices

2016 vintage affected by bad weather

French harvest, less a harvest more a hunt for grapes.

French reported weakest harvest in 30 years

Re-drawing of Burgundy has been dropped that would have seen Chablis being dropped from Burgundy

The INAO proposed that Chablis will no longer be allowed to make wines as part of the Bourogne AOC, but Beaujolais will. The proposal was dropped after outcry from producers.

France hit by heavy frost, putting this year's vintage at risk

The coldest night in April since 1947 years has caused wide spread frost throughout France

UK Wine Show 61 Louis Latour on Burgundy negociants

Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected negociants in Burgundy. We speak to Louis Latour about the activities of a negociant and their role in producing and selling Burgundy's wine.

UK Wine Show 21 Wine Show Preview with Isabelle Legeron and Chris Skyrme from Sopexa

This week we preview The Wine Show with wine expert Isabelle Legeron and head of PR for the French Wines Experience, Chris Skyrme. The Wine Show is on from 26-29 October 2006 at the Islington Business Design Centre in London.

UK Wine Show 22 The Frenchman's generic generic and Chris Skyrme from Sopexa

Sopexa work with the French generic bodies to promote French wines as a whole. Chris Skyrme brings us up to speed with how they are promoting their wines to the UK consumer.

UK Wine Show 97 Tim Atkin MW on the French wine industry

Tim Atkin MW is wine critic and writer for The Observer. A passionate Francophile, Tim shares his views on the French wine industry and presents the highlights and opportunities.

UK Wine Show 141 Matthew Dickinson on Thierrys and France

Matthew Dickinson is commercial director at Thierrys Wine Services. Thierrys is the biggest UK importer of wine from France so we get a feel for their business and the French wine trade.

2005 Bordeaux soaring in value since release, says Berry Bros & Rudd

Berry Bros & Rudd is finding cases of Bordeaux 2005 that it sold ‘en primeur’ have increased in value more than any other vintage between harvest and being shipped to the UK

France takes away most medals in IWC competition

France has come top of the medal table at this year’s International Wine Challenge

Nyetimber sparkles in International Wine & Spirit Competition

An amazing 96% of English wines were awarded medals in this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition

British set to be biggest wine spenders in Europe

UK drinkers are predicted to become the biggest European spenders on wine within the next three years.

Court’s ruling leaves St-Emilion’s chateaux without classification

St-Emilion classification St-Emilion’s chateaux have been left in labelling disarray

Asda selling French wine by the vin-load

French wine is back in fashion with consumers at Asda

St-Emilion classification back in business

A week after the St-Emilion classification was declared invalid, it’s back!

French crop hit by weather

The 2008 French wine harvest is 5% less than 2007 due to poor weather

Confusion over wine ads in France

Confusion over the legality of wine advertising in France

Is Beaujolais still big in Japan?

The Japanese are the first in the world to uncork Beaujolais Nouveau each year but this year sales are under pressure.

American wine overtakes France

American wine sales have overtaken French wine sales in the UK for the first time ever.

2006 St Emilion classification scrapped

The French Court of Appeal has ruled that the 2006 Saint Emilion classification will be scrapped.

Beaujolais sugar not so sweet

Wine producers who were on trial for illegally adding sugar to their wines have been found guilty.

Low alcohol wine ban is lifted

British consumers will soon be able to purchase a low alcohol wine 2 years after it was banned by the French government.

France is world's number one but there is trouble in Champagne

France has overtaken Italy as the world's biggest producer but in Champagne yields are to be cut to stabilise prices.

Bubbles hold the flavour of fizz

It's the bubbles that give Champagne its flavour confirming the long-held view that Champagnes with a fine and persistent mousse, or stream of bubbles, are of a higher quality.

French wine banned in Australia for masquerading as Kiwi wine

A French Sauvignon Blanc, called Kiwi Cuvee, has been prevented from being sold in Australia because of its name.

White Burgundies peak too soon

Producers in Burgundy are under attack from critics who claim that many wines are undrinkable when they should be at their peak due to premature oxidation.

New St Emilion classification is finally approved

St Emilion finally decides on a process to end the on-going controversy over the 2006 reclassification.

Jura wine sells for €57,000

237-year-old bottle of Vin Jaune is sold at auction.

Italy overtakes France as largest wine producer

Overall Italian wine production exceeds France including Prosecco production which out produced Champagne.

Champagne increases yield to meet demand

The permitted yield of grapes for the upcoming harvest in Champagne is to be increased to 12,500 kilogrammes per hectare (kg/ha) to cope with growing demand for Champagne.

Harvest underway early in France

The 2011 harvest has started early in Bordeaux and Champagne.

Bordeaux embraces claret

A new term 'Claret de Bordeaux' is to be used for wines under AOC Bordeaux, AOC Bordeaux Superieur and AOC Cotes de Bordeaux appellations.

Is the booze cruise still worth it?

Exchange rates have fallen but duty will save you some money so is it still worth stocking up from over the channel?

Lafite will use Prooftag as anti-fraud measure

Chateau Lafite Rothschild is to seal all its bottles with the Prooftag bubble seal as an anti-fraud measure.

Cows fed red wine to produce VinBovin, a new delicacy

Cows in the southern Herault region of France are fed red wine to produce VinBovin a new delicacy in Paris restaurants.

Weather puts high pressure on wine harvest pricing

Smaller harvests in Northern Hemisphere could put pressure on prices

French upset over use of the term Chateau

New proposal by EU to allow use of symbolic chateau label on bottles exported to Europe.

Small French Wineries ask government for more insurance

Independent wineries feeling pinch from bad harvests and economic climate look for more government protection.

France considers putting duty on wine

With tax on French wine where will we go for cheap plonk ?

China to protect the Champagne name

China has agreed to protect the name Champagne so that only wines produced in the French region can bear the name.

Frances oldest vintage 5th Century BC?

Evidence shows winemaking in South of France as early as 5th Century BC

China could ban subsidised French wine in tit for tat trade war with the EU

EU trade row with China provokes them to ask for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into EU wine.

AOC Wines by the Can?

French company Winestar packages wine in a can.

Le Wine Blog might be banned in France

French seek to forbid alchohol promotion on internet and social media

Trend for unoaked wine is not good for barrel makers

At Vicard Tonnelleries, a leading barrel maker based in Cognac, sales have fallen from 50,000 barrels in 2008 to 40,000 in 2012 due to trend for unoaked wine.

Bordeaux harvest down 20% on last year

Bordeaux faces its smallest harvest in over 20 years, according to the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.

World 2013 Harvest Round Up

2013 harvesting begins across the globe what effect on pricing ?

French grapevine collection to be uprooted and relocated

The world’s largest and most important living grapevine collection at the Domaine de Vassal vineyard, in the South of France, is to be relocated.

Prosecco sales bubble over as Champagne falls flat

Global sales of Prosecco have overtaken Champagne.

Five countries make up half the worlds consumption of wine.

America overtakes France in the purchase of wine.

France opposes Wine and Vin web domains

France opposing the creation of new web domains.

French say NON to wine at work

France looking to ban wine in the workplace.

France back on top but there's too much wine

France is world's biggest producer but there's still too much wine to go around.

Champagne exports set to outstrip domestic sales

Champagne volume and value sales are up driven by exports.

Italy now world's biggest wine producer

Italy becomes Europe's largest producer while England grows at 4.4%

French say NON!

Iran meeting cancelled as French refuse to remove wine from menu.

Tour de France keeps everybody happy

Languedoc winemakers were going to disrupt the tour but have reached an agreement to showcase French wine.

Bordeaux winemaker goes organic

Chateau gets organic and biodynamic certification.

French empty Spanish wine onto the road

French winegrowers furious at quantity of Spanish wine being imported.

Vive Le English Sparkling Wine!

English Sparkling Wine beats Champagne in blind tasting

Bordeaux prices rise as traders go into administration

Bordeaux prices rise by around 20% as the Antique Wine Company go bust claiming little interest in previous vintages.

Passions rise in France

Disputes overspill into vandalism in France

French harvest, less a harvest more a hunt for grapes.

French reported weakest harvest in 30 years

Made in Bordeaux by Chinese

Chinese online wine retailer to invest in Bordeaux chateau

China reduces tariff on Australia wines

FTA agreement reduces tariffs on imported Australian wines

2017 shortfall in wine production

2017 wine production is down overall by 8% around the world. France, Italy and Spain, which produce half the world's wine, have been hit by severe frosts and fires.

Australia has overtaken France in China

For years the French have dominated China, but in 2017 Australia has now become Chins, main wine supplier.

The French prosecute wine producers who have been passing off Spanish rosé wine as French

Around 5 million of bottles of Spanish rosé wine imported into France, have been sold as French wine.

Hail netting finally approved for use in France

Hail netting ban has been lifted to the relief of many growers after it was found not to influence the climate below the netting.

China's top three on-trade suppliers by country

China’s wine sales in restaurants and bars were released in Wine Business Solutions latest report.

Vin Méthode Nature, is the new French denomination for natural wine

The French government has released rules for the new designation for natural or low interventionist wines.

French wine sales to the US fell by 14% in 2020

French wine sales to the US fell by 14% in 2020, due to import tariffs placed on them by the Trump presidency over US claims of subsidies to EU plane maker Airbus.

The best ways to save money when buying wine duty free from France

Brexit Britain has been under new duty-free rules since January, but with lockdowns and bans on travel, many Brits don’t know what the new allowances mean and how to benefit the most.

France and parts of Europe hit by the worst frost in decades

Wide spread frost has hit many vineyards over several nights, devastating many of France's top wine regions and parts of Europe.

Airport-style duty free shops for Calais and Dunkirk ports

This week a new 1,000 square meter duty free shop was announced for Calais, while work on the Dunkirk shop is due to be completed ready for opening in July.

France hit by heavy frost, putting this year's vintage at risk

The coldest night in April since 1947 years has caused wide spread frost throughout France

CRAV assault in Carcassonne

French wine terrorist group CRAV continue assault on free trade this time blowing up a government building in Carcassonne.

French wine & spirits exports fall by 10%

French wine & spirit exports drop, driven by the US which saw 22% volume decline according a new report by FEVS (French Association of Wine and Spirits Exporters).

Enjoy learning more about wine with us

Wine News

France hit by heavy frost, putting this year's vintage at risk

Enjoy learning more about wine with us

Wine News

France hit by heavy frost, putting this year's vintage at risk

Search wine news archive

Interviews and News for Bordeaux

Interviews and News for Chablis

Interviews and News for France