Food & Wine
Here is a quick recap of this week’s opportunities to acquire rare bottles: In Hong Kong, the elBulli cellar auction at Sotheby’s on April 3 will feature more than 8,000 bottles stored for years at Ferran Adrià’s now closed restaurant. Burgundy, Spain,...
Famous Champagne brand Ruinart will be the official supplier of sparkling wines for seven art fairs this year: Art Paris (March 28 to Apr 1), MiArt Milan (Apr 5 to 7), Zona Maco Mexico (Apr 10 to 14), Art Brussels (Apr 18 to 21), Art Cologne (Apr 19 to 22),...
Acker, Merrall and Condit wine auction on April 3 will feature an exceptional Imperial (6l) of Château Petrus 1982 estimated $30,000 to $50,000. Other highlights include several DRC lots: 12 mixed Grands Crus bottles of 2009 (est $35,000 to $50,000) and...
A robot band with geriatric human lounge singers will be part of an installation art cocktail bar that Adrian Wong is devising for the Fringe Club basement during Art Basel Hong Kong. The artist, known for his provocative work that comments on...
Acker, Merrall and Condit Hong Kong wine auction on March 22-23 reached a total of HK$38.3 million or US$4.9 milllion (pre-sale estimate HK$40 million). Highlights of this sale include: a 12-bottle lot of Romanée-Conti 1988 sold for HK$984,000 (pre-...
The Hôtel de Crillon, one of the oldest luxury hotels in Paris, will auction on April 22 about a tenth of its cellar or 2,000 bottles with an estimated value of €170,000 to €190,000. The hotel will soon be closed for renovation.Highlights of...
Bonhams London wine auction on April 4 will have a special focus on old vintages of Bordeaux wines. Highlights of this sale will include many lots of the highly praised 1982 vintage: 12 bottles of Château Petrus (est £40,000 to £60,000 or $60,000 to $91,000...
Every year, French chocolatier Jadis et Gourmande produces a collection of Easter egg inspired by great artists. This year, the chocolatier looked at French sculptor Cesar, Constanti Brancusi, Amadeo Modigliani and Joan Miro for...
Christie’s London fine wine auction on March 21 reached a total of £806,498 ($1,22 million), and 87 percent of the lots were sold. Highlights of this sale include six magnums of Montrachet 2005 to 2010 by Domaine Leflaive sold for £76,050 or $114,800 (pre-...
The Macallan is considered one of the most prestigious scotch whisky in the world, with extensive collections reaching high prices at recent auctions. The brand launched a limited edition of 250 art sets in March 2013 celebrating the 80th...
