Are you prepared for Wrath of the Lich King? WoW Insider has you covered!
Posts with tag burgundy

Le Paulee Grand Burgundy Tasting in SF


If you've been waiting to get a taste of the much revered wine from Burgundy but through lack of opportunity or funding you have missed out, do not delay your registration for Le Paulée Grand Burgundy tasting taking place in San Francisco on March 1st. Although $300 to attend, the long list of current releases available that day will treat your passion for wine to an event it will never forget. If you have a penchant for vintage Burgundy, than by all means, sign up for the Gala Dinner following the evening tasting, but it will cost you more. Typically an event for New Yorkers, west coast oenophiles will be delighted by the return of the Burgundies and a most memorable event for its second year.

Robb Report Limited Edition Series


The cream of the crop is officially all in one spot as the Robb Report, a global luxury source, recently released their limited edition series of rare items and unforgettable trips. From timepieces to cars, jewelry to wine, and trips to Aspen or Manhattan this list has something special for everyone and is bound to trip your trigger for must-haves. Imagine surprising someone with one of these unique gifts for the holidays! But don't wait too long -- the items went live for purchase a few days ago. Peruse the gallery and see for yourself the amazing offerings from Robb Report listed below:
  • Louis XIII de Rémy Martin's Robb Report Limited Edition Century-Old Barrel of Cognac: $2 million
  • ECOSSE Moto Works' Robb Report Limited Edition Titanium Series Motorcycle and Timepiece: $275,000
  • Steinway Lyngdorf's Robb Report Limited Edition Steinway & Sons Custom Model D Music System: $250,000

Gallery: Robb Report Limited Edition Series

Louis XIII de Rémy Martin's Robb Report Limited Edition Century-Old Barrel of CognacECOSSE Moto Works' Robb Report Limited Edition Titanium Series Motorcycle and TimepieceSteinway Lyngdorf's Robb Report Limited Edition Steinway & Sons Custom Model D Music SystemAudemars Piguet's Robb Report Limited Edition Titanium Minute Repeater Skeleton SetDavid Oscarson's Robb Report Limited Edition Custom-Designed Heirloom Writing Instruments

Continue reading Robb Report Limited Edition Series

The Man With The Golden Cellar Wine Auction


How's this for a titillating name for a wine auction: on October 26 and 27, Acker Merrall & Condit in New York is holding an auction of a mysterious collector known only as "The Man With The Golden Cellar." The auction's 248-page catalog details the 1,959 lots that the 11,474-bottle cellar has been broken down into. You want red Burgundy? Try 4,838 bottles of it including lots from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Leroy, Jayer and Rousseau. The sale is also rich in white Burgundy and First Growth Bordeaux from notables such as Lafleur, Petrus and the always craveable Cheval Blanc. Champagne? But of course, dating back to 1928 and Chateau d'Yquem, Port and some truly ancient Madeira is in there too. The entire cellar could bring in $20 million.

[via Decanter]

No Ratatouille Wine After All

A few weeks ago, we heard news that there would be a wine associated with the Disney movie Ratatouille. But it turns out that the wine won't be making it to stores after all. Walt Disney has announced that they are not releasing the wine after all. The reason? The LA Times reports that Disney was getting too much pressure from California winemakers and opponents of underage drinking. Disney says that the California Wine Institute was upset because it was a French wine but a California Wine Institute spokeswoman said that they were upset because the label, which showed the cartoon rat, Remy , holding a glass of wine, would appeal to people below the legal drinking age. The offering was to be small, around 500 cases. I wonder what will happen to the wine, if it will be destroyed or find its way onto the market in some quiet and more limited way.

Montrachet Sells Off The Cellar

There have been a lot of exciting wine auctions this spring. The Spring auction from Zachy's in New York on May 11 gives you the chance to own wines from the cellar at Montrachet, a wine-oriented restaurant in New York which closed last year but may yet reopen at a later date. Meanwhile they are selling off a bunch of their cellar. Decanter reports that the 536 lots Zachy's hopes to sell include 383 of red and white Burgundy, ranging through the 1980s, 1990s and the current decade. The restaurant had been open since 1985, plenty of time to stock up on a wealth of treasures. The Zachy's website has details of the lots and the absentee bidder form.

Case of Wine Sells For Over $170,000

Yet another wine record has been broken. At a Christie's auction in New York on Thursday, a six-magnum case of the famed 1985 Romanee-Conti from Burgundy sold for $170,375 dollars besting a Romanee-Conti record set only in January of $136,000 for the 1971 vintage. Each magnum is two bottles so the price works out to over $14,000 a bottle. According to the AFP, five other lots also went for over $100,000 including a double-magnum of Chateau Cheval-Blanc 1947 that went for $135,125 dollars. California wines are starting to get pricey too, a lot of 21 bottles of Napa Valley's Screaming Eagle spanning the 1995-2002 vintages sold for  $52,875 dollars.

Categories
Apparel (593)
Art (185)
Auctions (438)
Big Givers (22)
Books (24)
Celebrity Shopping (607)
Charity (212)
Charity of the Day (135)
Children (26)
Cigars (200)
Cosmetics and Fragrance (165)
Decor (1777)
Dining (708)
Estates (2117)
Events (218)
Gadgets (946)
Garden (36)
Green (132)
Handbags (1138)
Holiday Guides (34)
Jewelry (852)
Journeys (1454)
Men's Style (35)
Pets (136)
Preferred (13)
Real Estate Developments (67)
Services (269)
Shoes (191)
Spas (231)
Spirits (480)
Sports (86)
The Classicist (11)
Timepieces (696)
Water (618)
Wheels (936)
Wine (860)
Wings (490)
Writing Instruments (149)

RESOURCES

RSS NEWSFEEDS

Powered by Blogsmith

Sponsored Links

Luxist bloggers (30 days)

#BloggerPostsCmts
1Deidre Woollard1563
2Rigel Gregg754
3Jared Paul Stern490
4Laura Malesich303
5Lisa Palladino190
6Star Sutherland130
7Marsha Reid10

Most Commented On (60 days)

Recent Comments

More from AOL Money & Finance

Weblogs, Inc. Network

Other Weblogs Inc. Network blogs you might be interested in: