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The Hospices de Beaune 2023 auction focused on Burgundy's fledgling 2023 vintage and achieved the second highest sales total in the event's history...

Dave Petterson made the Oregon Pinot Noir that won the 2023 McMinnville Wine Competition for Domaine de Broglie and Francis Ford Coppola.

This year’s Hospices de Beaune charity auction netted €29,788,500 excluding the buyer‘s premium, more than doubling the previous record.

The Hospices de Beaune 2021 charity auction reached an impressive total sales figure of €12.5m, with €800k being raised by a single barrel.

Kevin Zraly is an extraordinary, wine educator I’ve long admired. Getting to know him over the years has taught me how extremely knowledgeable he truly is.  It was delightful finally meeting him in Tuscany, at Castello di Meleto, a few years ago. He was on a book tour with his latest edition of Windows on The World; and I was on a professional, Italian wine tour with Bluest Sky Group. At the time, we were all visiting and dining at the Castello. If you really want to know how great someon...

Decanter Find out whats inside the latest issue of Decanter magazine... Features: Bordeaux 2018 reds Nearly two years on from her en primeur report, Jane Anson presents her verdict on how the wines are performing now they’re in bottle, selecting 50 of her top picks California’s wine industry: on the road to recovery Matthew Luczy My top 20: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2020 vintage – Cameron Douglas MS Regional profile: Uco Valley in Mendoza, Argentina – Alejandro Iglesias Vintage...