Red Wine BasicsHow It’s MadeWhen grapes destined to be made into red wine are harvested, they are brought to the winery to be sorted and crushed. The crushed grapes are then placed in a vat to undergo the process of fermentation, where yeast cells c

Estate Wine Brokers has recently learned that Chateau Phelan Segur, a 70-hectare property in the commune of Saint-Estephe, is set to be sold to Belgian businessman Philippe Van de Vyvere in early 2018 for an undisclosed sum. Founded in the earl

Founded in 2013, Estate Wine Brokers is a dynamic startup operated by two wine professionals with over three decades of combined experience in the industry.  In this entry, we will profile our Founder and Chariman Alex Andrawes.Dallas-native Ale

Who We Are: With over 30 years of combined industry experience and unparalleled access to market data, Estate Wine Brokers is the team that can help you organize fine wine into an alternative investment asset class that suits your lifestyle and f

At a basic level, a wine broker is someone who acts as a middleman between people selling fine (or rare) wine and people looking to buy fine wine. There are many wine brokers, but not many good ones, and it is crucial that you work with only with goo

On the surface, buying wine wine as an investment—as one would with real estate or a mutual fund—seems odd to many people. After all, wine is made for consumption, it has a limited shelflife, and it’s so fragile that it needs to be stored correctly

Even in the wake of the high-profile conviction and imprisonment of notorious counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan, wine fraud remains a problem in the marketplace. Below is a list of eight ways to determine the authenticity of a particular bottle of wine:1

Bonneau du Martray is an historic estate based in the commune of Pernand-Vergelesses in the Cote de Beaune that is exclusively dedicated to the production of the Grand Crus Corton-Charlemagne and Le Corton.  The estate has an outstandi

In our latest blog entry, we traced the history of Lafite Rothschild 2000 from its initial release to the present day, using market data to argue that the wine represents a smart investment. Here, we will examine a so-called “unicorn wine,” Sine Qua

In this entry, we follow the trajectory of a blue chip wine from its release through the present day:2000: Climatic conditions align to yield wines of remarkable structure and longevity in Bordeaux.2003: Lafite Rothschild 2000 hits the retail market