13.08.10 - 2010 is likely complete a trio of excellent consecutive Bordeaux vintages, but how is the market set for the influx of yet another onslaught of top-scoring clarets - and how is it going to be priced? While not making any definitive statements about the quality of this year’s vintage, the Bordelais vintners are quietly confident that, if the weather continues in its current trend, 2010 will be another excellent harvest, the third in a row, mirroring – if not surpassing – the ’88, ’89, ’90 triumvirate. Read More
Exceptional Investment Returns, Extravagant Celebration For many, the chance to pop the cork of any one of the fabled First Growth wines of Bordeaux would rank as an uncommon luxury........ more
Ferraris and Lamborghinis Supercar Meet Up Powered by impressive performances over the last few months, fine wine gained further clouts from owners and collectors of some of the most luxurious supercars owners...... more
Investor’s Guide To Wine Investment Premium Liquid Assets is once again in the media spotlight. Using fine wine investment as the focus of a multi-part series on alternative investment strategies, Singapore’s Business Times has come to Premium Liquid Assets for its opinions and outlooks as Asia’s foremost wine asset brokerage ..... more
Fine wines, luxury cars, extravagant jewelry A gala evening at the upscale Saujana Club in Kuala Lumpur was hosted by partners Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, Premium Liquid Assets Malaysia, and the Mouwad Fine Jewelry line of ..... more
“Fine Wine Investment and Appreciation” Event in Malaysia Premium Liquid Assets (Malaysia) and ShareInvestor Malaysia co-hosted a “Fine Wine Investment and Appreciation Event” at ..... more
SMART Expo Hong Kong (5 - 6 Jun 2010) With uncertainties about stocks, foreign exchange and the property markets recently, Premium Liquid Assets earned a remarkable success in the SMART Expo Hong Kong ... more
Inaugural Fine Wine Investment and Appreciation In KL As preparations continue and anticipation grows for the official launch of Premium Liquid Assets’ newest wine lounge and ..... more
The World MoneyShow HK 2010 (21 - 23 Apr) The World MoneyShow HK was an exclusive 2½-day for highnet-worth private investors and active traders to gain in-dept insights ..... more
A Toast of Love To Wine Investment Wine investment is often referred to as a form of alternative investment but unknown to many, wine collectors have been quietly making hefty returns on their top end wines for centuries...... more
The Investor’s Guide to the 2009 Bordeaux Harvest Collectors, connoisseurs, and investors alike are lining up with checkbooks in hand… here’s what you need to know ..... more
Private Event with Citigold Select Citibank Singapore and Premium Liquid Assets hosted a delightful evening affair, offering a Wine Appreciation Sampler and Tasting Seminar at Citibank’s exclusive Citigold Select Centre in Singapore’s upmarket .... more
CNBC - All that glitters isn't gold, some of it is wine NEW YORK - Like gold, top wines are highly prized, represent wealth and are selling near their historical highs.Prices of the five premier cru Bordeaux -- Chateaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Margaux, Latour and Mouton-Rothschild, and the grand crus of Burgundy, particularly Romanee-Conti, are at or above 2007 levels..... more
First Growths in demand for CNY, Far East tipped for en primeur Demand in Asia for first growth Bordeaux is soaring in the run-up to the Chinese New Year – amid signs that China will become a serious buyer of en-primeur in 2010. Gary Boom, managing director of fine wine trader Bordeaux Index, said the company was currently receiving orders from Asia worth up to £500,000 a day because of ..... more
SCMP - Wine auction sales expected to exceed US$60m this year Local wine auction sales are expected to top US$60 million this year, about twice the value of wine sold at auction in London, according to estimates from major auction houses. This will see the city solidify its position as the world's biggest fine wine auction market after New York..... more
Wine Lovers Pop Their Corks As Rare Vintages Beat the Recession It was the wine-lover's equivalent of Aladdin's cave. A room in a warehouse in Glasgow was transformed yesterday into a paradise of wine - its shelves stuffed with vintage Pomerol, Haut Brion and Amarone, for Scotland's biggest fine wine auction. More than 2000 wines went under the hammer at McTear's auction house last night ..... more
Fine Wine Sellers Pop Their Corks After Asian Recovery Stimulate The economic recovery in Asia has prompted the popping of champagne corks in the fine wine market, where prices are recovering from last year’s sharp fall after a resurgence in interest from Asian buyers. The highest priced lots at the recent Christie’s auction in New York, including $20,400 (£12,500) for eight bottles of ..... more
Investing in Wine: Now May Be the Time EVERY time David Weinstein swirls wine in a glass, you could say he is managing his assets. Mr. Weinstein, a New York dealer in French art glass, is a wine collector, for investment as well as pleasure. He owns approximately 1,000 cases of wine, primarily red Bordeaux. Like all investors, Mr. Weinstein has been watching his market in the last eight months ..... more
Wine Still A Good Investment In Hard Times, Say Experts Hong Kong - When James Christie held his first auction in 1776, bottles of wine were among the lots to go under the hammer. Even then, wine was more than just an accompaniment to fine food - it was a liquid asset. More than 200 years later, it's a view shared by many Asian investors, particularly in Hong Kong where collectors are believed to own around 1 million cases of rare or fine wines, or as much as 15-20 per cent ..... more
Banking On The Bottle Bankrupt banks, crashing stock markets, collapsing mutual funds, falling commodities — a combination enough to drive people to the drink! With the global financial markets in turmoil, investors are on the lookout for alternative asset classes that may offer some safety. This is where investing in a bottle of wine may be a good idea and many Indians seem to feel the same way...... more
Wine Buyers Defy Credit Crunch Berry Bros & Rudd, wine merchants to the Queen, said that it is on track to record the best year in its 310-year history. It has sold £60.5 million-worth of wine since April, a £5 million increase on the same period last year. Wine experts said the unprecedented week had been fuelled by investors seeking an alternative home for their savings, as well as City workers choosing to drown their sorrows in style ..... more
UK Wine Sales Buoyant Despite Credit Crunch Wine sales in the UK show no sign of slowing despite a turbulent week in the financial markets as London auction house Christie's reported record results. Lots from their Bordeaux 2000 sale on 15 and 18 September surpassed their estimate sale prices. A case of Château Lafite Rothschild 2000 went under the hammer for £10,925 (from a £7,000 - £9000 estimate), while a case of Château Latour 2000 sold for £9,200 from a £6,000 - £8,000 ..... more
