Consumers, connoisseurs and collectors of fine wine, together known as the secondary market, will traditionally look to acquire wines as they reach maturity. Their selection of is often influenced by the world's leading critics, whilst some buy based on brand, with history, ownership, wine maker and exclusivity also influencing buying patterns.
"As this secondary fine wine market…
April virtual live auction features De Toren Private Cellar, Meerlust Estate & Mullineux
Strauss & Co, South Africa's leading Fine Art Auction House, founded on prodigious expertise, has become synonymous with top quality art, decorative arts and jewellery. The latest addition to its portfolio, fine wine, is the result of a successful collaboration between Wine Cellar fine wine…
James Pietersen, international wine judge and CEO of Wine Cellar fine wine merchants shares his forecast for the new year
We love wine. Especially when it's brilliantly curated for us and then delivered to our door. So we chatted to James Pietersen of Wine Cellar fine wine merchants to give us his predictions for trends to watch this…
This is the auction to bookmark for the finest, maturing international wines on Sunday 8 November
Not often does one come across a private single owner collection that holds such treasure. Indeed the wines in this auction are a wine collector's dream. Unsurprisingly, Roland Peens, Director of Wine Cellar fine wine merchants and Strauss & Co…
International Pinotage Day Saturday 10 October
It's an exciting time for Pinotage. While this truly South African variety was first bottled in 1959, a recent significant increase in quality, and a greater sense of what kind of styles are best suited, are allowing talented winemakers such as the Wine Cellar Young Guns to turn their…
A fine wine merchant celebrates women winemakers on International Pinot Noir Day 18 August
The last decade has seen a considerable shift in the planting and production of Pinot Noir in South Africa and international wine critics are taking note, heralding SA Pinot Noir as some of the finest and most evocative in the world. South…
When Roland Peens of Wine Cellar fine wine merchants met Bina Genovese and the Strauss & Co team in 2019, a dream of combined art, collectables and fine wine auctions started taking shape. A year later, in a time of disruption, Strauss & Co continues to propose fine art and wines across different growers and…