Giles Cadman

Having spent a few days in the States again a couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed something from a little closer to ‘home’ with this spicy, sophisticated Argentinian Malbec. Argentina is just awaking to its full potential and new wineries are producing high quality wines of remarkable purity and freshness. I tried this 2009 Tapiz […]

On a call yesterday with Mike King our principle buyer I felt very envious of this experience. He told me about a conversation he had with Charles Chevallier, winemaker at Lafite Rothschild and Director of Domaines Barons de Rothschild: ‘I don’t like to talk of comparisons between one vintage and another – after all each […]

I found myself in the US for a few days last week and treated my business companions to a bottle of Opus One with lunch. Although they had heard of this famous vineyard, they agreed that they would not have considered ordering a bottle with lunch.

Tempus Fugit – time flies and time to drink up my ‘anniversary’ 69’s from my home cellar – now that I have turned the big 4-0 and celebrated it I intend to just enjoy my 69 collection. The Château Ducru Beaucaillou 1969 is a quintessential Bordeaux.

I was motivated to write this after the email below came through last week, which is typical of the surge by unsophisticated investors moving into the fine wine sector.

1. Objective What is the objective for this investment? What kind of return on investment (ROI) are you looking for and can you get that somewhere else guaranteed from another investment?  Understanding the time you wish to dedicate to the investment is vital,  5 years or less, or long term investment;  more than 8yrs. Are […]

Chateau d’Yquem 1986 AOC Sauternes, Bordeaux 1er Cru Classe Superieur With the ‘no fly’ restrictions in place I have had an extra weekend in Toronto and treated myself to a little extra wine with dinner in the shape of dessert wine.

I have to admit I have an historical aversion to over-powerful Aussie Shiraz, which I have never really made much effort to overcome. However, I have now been introduced to the ‘Two Hands’ stable, and was lucky enough to taste the oddly named ‘Deer in the Headlights’ from the Barossa Valley. This glossy red, fruity […]

Un-sophisticated investors pouring into Primeur will lead to a price dump in the coming years when the transient investor gets bored and gets on the next bandwagon!

I found this article very well balanced yet I am a little worried that it will encourage the wrong people to invest in wine. What I mean by wrong people is inexperienced investors who do not have the financial capacity to deal with loss, or the very long hold required to make a return.   […]