The Dos and Don’ts of Online Wine Auctions
There are unreal deals to be found in the online wine auction realm. But how reliable are these retailers, and what should you know before you bid?
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Wine Collecting Beyond the Bloodsport
Wine collecting has become a rarefied sport, fraught with testosterone-fueled auctions and scandalizing fraud. But there is still longevity and value to be found in affordable wines—if you know where…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Kaye Blegvad
Netscape Founder To Auction off Wine Collection for $6m
Sotheby’s will soon auction off vintage wines from the founder of Netscape Communication Corp., James H. Clark's collection, according to Bloomberg. The sales are scheduled for October 4 in Hong Kong and…
- story: Daniel Yeom
This Is What the World’s Most Expensive Wine Tastes Like
The tasting notes describing the most expensive wine ever sold at auction read like something from a romance novel: "Incredible taste, rich, young and untamed. This wine should be censored."…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan May Plead Insanity
Rudy Kurniawan, a California wine collector who is to be tried next month for attempts to counterfeit over $1.3 million in fine wine, may plead insanity. According to Bloomberg, the…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
