Edition of April 24, 2026

Why Bordeaux is drowning in wine

According to The Observer, Bordeaux produces around 150m surplus bottles a year, while 1,200 winegrowers negotiate debt restructuring and about 20,000 hectares of vines have been removed in 3 years.

Source: The Observer The Crisis

Pair of ‘legendary’ 1870 Bordeaux magnums sell for record £226k

A pair of ‘legendary’ 1870 Bordeaux magnums sold for a record £226,000 after bidders fought over Château Lafite bottles that had spent a century in the cellar of Glamis Castle in Scotland.

Source: The Times Château Lafite Rothschild History and Archives