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Building a Cellar: How to Store, Buy and Collect Fine Wine
4 min read
Brazilian Wine Worth Your Attention: Serra Gaúcha to Campanha
4 min read
Serve Wine Like a Sommelier: Temperature, Decanting, Glasses, Order
4 min read
New World Icons: Napa, Mendoza, Barossa and Marlborough, Decoded
4 min read
Champagne Decoded: Brut, Extra Brut, Blanc de Blancs and Growers
4 min read
Italy's Big Reds: What Makes Barolo, Brunello and Amarone Special
4 min read
Bordeaux vs Burgundy: The Two Philosophies of Great French Wine
4 min read
Oak and Barrels: French vs American, New vs Used, Barrique vs Foudre
4 min read
Choose Wine by Your Palate: A Sommelier's Six-Dial Method
4 min read
Tannin, Acidity and Body, Explained in Plain Words
4 min read
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Market prices
| Ticker | Name | New (retail) | Pre-owned (median) | Premium vs retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALM-2017 | Almaviva Puente Alto 2017, 750 ml | $190 | $200 | +5.3% |
| TIG-2020 | Antinori Tignanello 2020, 750 ml | $183 | $183 | 0.0% |
| BIO-BR01 | Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Greppo Annata 2001, 750 ml | $264 | $297 | +12.5% |
| BOL-RD08 | Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut 2008, 750 ml | — | $280 | — |
| CAT-AD19 | Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec 2019, 750 ml | $246 | $278 | +13.0% |
| CHB-2019 | Château Cheval Blanc Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2019, 750 ml | $788 | $724 | −8.1% |
| COS-2016 | Château Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe Deuxième Grand Cru Classé 2016, 750 ml | $263 | $296 | +12.5% |
| BEA-HJ19 | Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2019, 750 ml | — | $330 | — |
Reference prices observed in public sources on the dates shown. Not offers to buy or sell and not investment advice. Real prices vary with condition, box and papers, country and taxes.
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Building a Cellar: How to Store, Buy and Collect Fine Wine
A great cellar is built on boring disciplines: cool, dark storage, clean provenance and patience. Here is how serious collectors do it.
MAN TARGET Editors · 4 min read
Brazilian Wine Worth Your Attention: Serra Gaúcha to Campanha
Brazil's best-kept secret is in the glass, and it sparkles. Where to look, what to drink and why sommeliers are paying attention.
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Serve Wine Like a Sommelier: Temperature, Decanting, Glasses, Order
A great bottle served badly is a wasted bottle. Four simple habits that make every wine you pour taste the way the winemaker intended.
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New World Icons: Napa, Mendoza, Barossa and Marlborough, Decoded
Four places that taught the world new ways to make great wine. What each tastes like, why it works, and what to open first.
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Champagne Decoded: Brut, Extra Brut, Blanc de Blancs and Growers
The label tells you almost everything, if you know where to look. Sweetness, grapes, age and who actually made it, in five minutes.
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Italy's Big Reds: What Makes Barolo, Brunello and Amarone Special
Three icons, three grapes, three very different ideas of power. The rules behind the labels, and how to choose between them.
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Bordeaux vs Burgundy: The Two Philosophies of Great French Wine
One blends grapes and builds châteaux. The other bottles a single grape and worships the plot. Know the difference and the wine list makes sense.
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Oak and Barrels: French vs American, New vs Used, Barrique vs Foudre
The barrel is the winemaker's second instrument. Here is what each choice of wood, size and age does to the wine in your glass.
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Choose Wine by Your Palate: A Sommelier's Six-Dial Method
Forget the label and the score. Six dials (body, tannin, acidity, sweetness, alcohol and oak) tell you what you will actually enjoy.
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Tannin, Acidity and Body, Explained in Plain Words
Three words every sommelier uses and few guests can define. Here is what each one feels like, where it comes from and why it matters.
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