Full Auto-Transcript [00:00:00] Hi. Welcome to the Cult and boutique show. Joining me today via Putney Bridge to collect a ’66 Chateau Latour jeroboam [00:00:12] It’s none other than Mark Robertson head of Dreweatt’s wine department. Mark, thanks for joining us. How are you today? [00:00:17] Very well. A pleasure to be here. Thank you […]
There’s no denying that we are living in interesting times but it’s at times like this that local businesses can recognise the benefits of working closely with one another. Cult & Boutique’s Managing Director Enzo Giannotta paid a visit to local boutique hotel and restaurant, Bingham Riverhouse, to meet with their Restaurant & Bar Manager, […]
We were recently lucky enough to try an interesting wine from Adelaide Hills producer Bird In Hand. The 2010 ‘Nest Egg’ Cabernet Sauvignon was part of a small parcel of rare library vintages made available through the UK’s Majestic to raise funds for the South Australian County Fire Service (SACFS). The Nest Egg label is reserved […]
Winemaker John Worontschak visits The Cult & Boutique Show to talk about Litmus Wines, Ginking and his global adventures in winemaking. Having worked in just about every winemaking region you could think of over the years, John had some great experiences to share with us.
Welcome to another episode of the Cult & Boutique Show, it has been a while, but, um, you know, good things come to those who wait. And fortunately, today we…
Based in south-east France, the Rhône Valley runs from north to south following the meander of the Rhône river. Spanning around 150 miles in total, the region is home to many different micro climates and soil types and is split into two distinct sub-regions, Northern Rhône and Southern Rhône. Some of the world’s most […]
The ‘en primeur’ system for selling classified Bordeaux pre-release is well established and has been at the forefront of the fine wine market for many years, but in recent years enthusiasm for this market mechanism has waned. Could this year’s campaign turn things around? The idea is simple, the chateaux provide barrel samples to leading critics and based […]
The wine market has been challenged like any other following the widespread disruption caused by Covid-19 but depending on your outlook there remains plenty to be optimistic about. When trade started to slow down the obvious knee-jerk reaction for sellers was to lower their asking prices to stimulate trade. This has softened prices across the […]
Will Covid-19 simply accelerate the inevitable? Our previous article looked at the wine investment market’s initial reaction to the Covid-19 outbreak, and there was plenty to be optimistic about. With many wine merchants reporting a sharp uptick in sales since the Coronavirus lockdown, has this demand been echoed in the fine wine investment market?
With the first quarter of 2020 behind us, we take a closer look at our Q1 best seller and its price performance within the market. Sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France have been steadily gathering momentum for a number of years. This progress was highlighted at the end of 2019 when Liv-ex […]
