In a brief statement to its wine club members, Napa’s Newton Vineyard announced Feb. 13 that the winery is permanently closing. “We have cherished every moment spent crafting exceptional wines and sharing them with our dedicated wine club members,” the announcement read. The winery, owned by luxury giant LVMH since 2001, was destroyed in the 2020 Glass fire and has …

Christian Seely was viewing another vineyard for sale in Napa in 2018 when he got the call about Outpost, based on the higher slopes of Howell Mountain. AXA Millésimes had decided to add a Napa estate to its winery portfolio in 2016 and managing director Seely had been searching for the right property over the following years. Scroll down for …

Stock market down on a black background. Bordeaux prices have dropped notably over the past 24 months, according to data from international merchant Bordeaux Index (see chart below). This partly reflects a wider market malaise, although Bordeaux didn’t rise by as much as Burgundy, Champagne and Tuscany in the prior boom… Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/wine-investment-market-malaise-hits-bordeaux-prices-550866/

To explore the wines of Salta is to discover an enchanting corner of Argentina where a dramatic natural landscape and winemakers’ expertise combine to create distinctive vinous expressions. Here, vineyards withstand the extreme conditions found at high altitudes – from 1,530m to 3,111m elevation – combined with a dramatic diurnal range and long daylight hours. Although its winemaking history dates …

La Rioja Alta, Gran Reserva 890, Rioja First vintage: 1890 The Gran Reserva 890 remains La Rioja Alta’s flagship and most symbolic wine, produced only in vintages deemed of sufficient quality, from selected plots of bush-trained vines in Rioja Alta, aged no less than 50 years. The wine flew under the radar of collectors and investors until recently. Scroll down …

Steely in build, with etched acidity that focuses on vibrant cherry and guava flavors underlined with stony minerality and black tea tones as this gathers tension toward sleek tannins. Drink now through 2032. 4,670 cases made. Source : 85debaa4f0b364182a47ddbcb2acdc1a

Jeremy Seysses, winemaker and co-owner at Domaine Dujac, has stepped beyond Pinot Noir to help create a new expression of single-vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.  Trailside Vineyard in Rutherford represents a partnership project that begun in 2020, including Seysses and Carlton McCoy Jr MS, CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, which is the owner of Heitz Cellar among other wineries.  A …

Bordeaux prices have dropped in the past 24 months amid a wider fine wine market malaise, according to data in the Market Watch section of Decanter magazine’s newly published March 2025 issue. Market Watch, which is also published on Decanter Premium, is sponsored by international merchant Bordeaux Index and its LiveTrade online trading platform. ‘Bordeaux currently occupies an unusual position in …