Tag: Wine

Château Lafon-Rochet Names Château Lafite Rothschild Winemaker As New Managing Director

Longtime Château Lafite Rothschild oenologist Christophe Congé has been named the new managing director at Château Lafon-Rochet. The winemaker joins the historic 45-hectare estate in St Estèphe, after more than 22 years...

50 Cent Buys Red Wine From Texas For $125,000 At Auction

Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent, has purchased a bottle of 2017 Hye Meadow Winery Boooom Red, hailing from the Texas High Plains appellation, for $125,000. The rapper bid on the...

Château Latour Owner Acquires Stake In Champagne Jacquesson

Château Latour owner Artémis Domaines has acquired a minority stake in premium Champagne house Jacquesson. Artémis Domaines is the holding company of François Pinault. Owned by the Chiquet family and based in the...

Clarendelle Launches 2016 Vintage Of Bordeaux Red

Haut-Brion inspired Clarendelle has unveiled the 2016 vintage of its Bordeaux Red wine. The new offering embodies “the subtle balance between savoir-faire and a resolutely contemporary expression of the French art de...

Belle Glos Adds First White Wine To Portfolio, Glasir Holt Chardonnay

Joe Wagner, a fifth-generation winemaker and founder of Belle Glos, has announced the launch of its newest varietal and the brand’s first white wine, Belle Glos Glasir Holt Chardonnay. Belle Glos is...

Laudun To Become France’s Newest Appellation

The village of Laudun in the Côtes du Rhône is set to become its own Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) by its 2023 vintage, following decades of lobbying. The commune lies in the...

Korean Luxury Firm Buys Napa Icon Shafer Vineyards For $250 Million

Iconic Napa winery Shafer Vineyards has been sold to Shinsegae Property for a reported $250 million in a deal that includes 225 acres of vines. The Korean luxury firm’s portfolio comprises retail,...

Taylor’s Celebrates Platinum Jubilee With Very Very Old Tawny Port

Taylor’s Port has launched its Very Very Old Tawny Port in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 year reign. On February 6, HRH became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum...

Most Popular