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Category: Wine & Spirits

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry

  Where Design + Flavor Meet: Fine Spirits Available at Brunk Auctions This January

  For as long as humans have been distilling liquors, manufacturers have faced the accompanying challenge of how to store and distribute them. Bottles need to be functional, allowing various levels of fermentation and oxygen to be present. Storage, transportation, and ease of pouring are concerns as well. While many wine…

  Jan 24, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Chartreuse, “The Best Liqueur in the World”, in the Spotlight at Auction in Cannes

  The sale of a collection dedicated to the liqueur distilled by the Carthusian fathers will be one of the highlights of the “Chartreuses, Grands Vins & Alcools” sale, organized by Besch. A consecration for an alcohol whose recipe has remained a secret for centuries. The Chartreuse, as we know it, first appeared…

  Dec 26, 24

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Michel Bettane’s Wine Cellar: Rare Vintages Worth Discovering

  Part of the eminent connoisseur’s collection will be dispersed by unusual methods. Wine-lovers are in for a treat. For the sale of his cellar, critic Michel Betanne has assembled lots of six to 12 bottles. Wine-lovers won’t know which way to look! Lot 10 includes a 1990 Château-Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac, 2003 Château-Figeac Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion,…

  Apr 2, 24

• Art Daily

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  Auction Industry

  Gifts of enduring value: Whyte's announces Christmas online auction

  Graham Knuttel (b.1954), Red Cat. Oil on canvas. Size: 9.45 x 14in. (24 x 35.56cm). Framed Size: 13.25 x 17.25in. (33.66 x 43.82cm). Estimate: €1,000 - €1,500. DUBLIN.- Looking for inspiration this Christmas? Why not decorate that home office? Whyte’s online only auction on 11-16 December will offer shoppers a chance to acquire…

  Dec 14, 20

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Turner Auctions + Appraisals Offers Seized Property, Featuring Coins, Wines, Artworks, Jewelry & More

  200 Lots Go Up for Bid on Sunday, October 18 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 2, 2020 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Seized Property Auction on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Featuring property from Southern California, the sale includes gold and silver coins, noted wines, artworks,…

  Oct 9, 20

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry

  Inside the Wine Cellars of Dr. Gordon Ku

  Sotheby’s presents wine collected by the Singaporean doctor over 50 years Dr. Gordon Ku and Dr. Gloria Loke. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s. Dr. Gordon Ku began collecting wine while studying in London in the 1970s. He believed the wine made for good company on rainy London weekends, and he brought…

  Aug 26, 20

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Storied New York Restaurant Wine Cellar on Offer at Heritage Auctions

  Romanee Conti 2014, Chateau Petrus 2000 among vintages that could fetch more than $400,000 at Heritage Auctions DALLAS, Texas (August 21, 2020) – A pair of prestigious private collections will be among the top draws in Heritage Auctions’ Fine & Rare Wine Auction Sept. 11. The Orbit Collection is an important collection…

  Aug 24, 20

• Art Daily

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  Auction Industry

  Sotheby's Wine presents The Scholarly Cellar of Dr Gordon Ku

  Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Courtesy Sotheby's. HONG KONG.-Sotheby’s Wine will present a spectacular selection of wines from the private cellar of Dr. Gordon Ku on 5 September at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery. Comprising over 850 lots estimated at HK$27-38 million / US$3.5-5 million, the sale will offer some of the world’s…

  Jul 29, 20

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Result

  Hong Kong Auction Results Remain Strong Despite Political Changes

  This year has posed numerous challenges to the global art market, from shifting political landscapes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hong Kong has recently navigated both. Despite concerns about the city’s reopening and changing national security laws, art auctions in June and July brought strong results to many major auction houses.…

  Jul 27, 20

• EIN Presswire

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  Auction Result

  Frontier Gasoline "Rarin' to Go" porcelain gas station sign from the 1950s brings $5,375 at Holabird's seven-day auction

  The two-session Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction was held June 25-28 and July 10-12 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, live in Reno, Nevada and online. Late 1950s Frontier Gasoline “Rarin’-to-Go” single-sided porcelain gas station sign, six feet in diameter, in excellent condition, with a graphic of a cowboy on a bucking…

  Jul 22, 20

• Art Daily

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  Strauss & Co combined auction success during Covid 19 affirms support for the arts and fine wine

  One of the aims of the specialist wine sale has been to establish credible benchmark prices for wine collectors. CAPE TOWN.-Strauss & Co’s first virtual sale of South African and international fine wines, held in full compliance with national lockdown regulations, saw all 115 lots in this Bordeaux-themed sale find…

  May 13, 20

• Art Daily

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  Auction Result

  Quality collections produce strong prices at spring fine & decorative arts auction

  Edward Henry Potthast diminutive coastal landscape, Lot 2136, $6,435. MT. CRAWFORD, VA.-The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates April 23-25 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction was a highly anticipated event and produced robust prices in multiple categories. The three-day format consisted of 1,840 lots of high-quality material and generated record levels of…

  Apr 30, 20

• EIN Presswire

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  Auction Industry

  Zachys to Auction Wines from the Cellars of Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, Union Square Cafe, Maialino & Marta

  Zachys will sell wines from legendary New York City restaurants on behalf of USHG HUGS, a 501(c)(3). /EIN News/ -- White Plains, NY, April 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zachys Wine Auctions has partnered with USHG HUGS, a nonprofit employee relief fund founded by the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG),…

  Apr 21, 20

• Art Daily

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  Auction Preview

  Christie's Announces Wine & Spirits Online Sale

  LOT 13 Harlan Estate 2001 6 bottles per lot. Estimate: $4,000-6,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. NEW YORK, NY.- The Christie’s Wine & Spirits Department announced Christie’s Wine & Spirits Online, open for bidding March 24 to April 7, presenting a superlative offering of California’s finest wines alongside other international rarities. The online…

  Mar 24, 20

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry

  Elite Single Collection Offered in Heritage Auctions’ Fine & Rare Wine Auction

  Sale features more than 1,000 lots from The Lakada Cellar DALLAS, Texas (March 2, 2020) – An offering of more than 1,000 lots, all from a single private collection, could bring more than $3,000,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Fine & Rare Wine Auction March 6 in Beverly Hills, California. The collection of 1,060…

  Mar 2, 20

• Business Wire

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  Auction Industry

  Acker Finishes Decade as Leading Auction House in the World With US$823 Million of Sales

  Record First Quarter on Tap for Bicentennial Year NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acker, the world’s leading wine auction house, hosted its final live auction of the decade on Thursday at Philippe Chow at the Dream Hotel, spreading holiday cheer in abundance and putting a bow on a momentous year and decade. The wine…

  Dec 18, 19

• Business Wire

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  Auction Industry

  Direct Consignment from the Cellars of Jean-Louis Chave Shatters Records as Acker Hong Kong Auction Totals Nearly HK$46M/US$6M

  HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The auction room was absolutely abuzz at Acker’s “LXXIII” Hong Kong sale on November 9th with a level of excitement rarely seen on the sales floor. A most significant thirty-two New World Records were set by the historic offering direct from the cellars of Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, shattering estimates and exceeding the pre-sale…

  Nov 12, 19

• Sotheby's

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  Auction Industry

  The Whisky Distillers to Watch

  Asure-fire place to start is Scotland, where the great scotch distilleries – and distillers – have been based for centuries. We spoke to three master blenders working in the country about their work, their love of whiskies and finding a balance between science and art. Rachel Barrie, BenRiach, The GlenDronach…

  Oct 15, 19

• Business Wire

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  Auction Industry

  Leading Wine Auction House Acker Partners with CellArt Luxury Cellar Designer Offers the Optimal Melding of Wine + Art

  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading Wine Auction House Acker is proud to announce its investment in and strategic partnership with Montreal-based CellArt, a designer and manufacturer of ultra-luxe wine cellars and tasting rooms. As Acker approaches its bicentennial, the partnership reflects its ongoing focus on the escalation of the art and enjoyment of…

  Oct 8, 19

• Business Wire

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  Auction Industry

  "L-auction", Japan’s Second-ever Liquor Specialty Auction, to Be Held in Tokyo

  L-auction TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theou Inc. (head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka; CEO: Atsuyuki Kikuchi), a company that buys, stocks, appraises, and sells vintage liquor, will hold their second "L-auction" liquor specialty auction on Monday, September 30th, 2019, in Okachimachi, Tokyo, Japan. Since acquiring their liquor sales agency license, Theou has become the first…

  Sep 9, 19