Raymond Blake

wine writer

Raymond Blake

wine writer

Raymond Blake

wine writer

Raymond Blake

wine writer

Wine Fraud!

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Fake: a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.
Counterfeit: a fraudulent imitation of something else.

Call them what you will but the bottles of Domaine Ponsot wines consigned for sale at an Acker, Merrall & Condit auction in New York on 25th April 2008 were definitely not genuine. Most definitely not. Read More...
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Auction Time

Included in tomorrow’s ‘Wish List’ auction at Adam’s, St Stephen’s Green are a couple of dozen lots of wine, after the jewellery and the fur coats. I cannot speak with any authority on the quality of the gems or the minks but anyone seeking a fine wine bargain would need to tread carefully. There’s some good stuff here, no doubt, but there are some right clunkers too. Read More...
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Mouton Magnums


“I hope the Mouton Collection is enjoyed by the new owner, who I believe is from Asia.” So said singer Chris de Burgh earlier today when I contacted him about the sale this week of an extremely rare collection, from de Burgh’s cellar, of magnums of Château Mouton-Rothschild spanning every vintage from 1945 to 2005. The price paid was £155,250 (€178,538, $251,660). Read More...
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Hospices de Beaune Auction - November 2009



It is early afternoon on Sunday 15th November 2009 in Beaune, wine capital of Burgundy, and a gentle drizzle is falling. By rights the streets should be deserted, with all good citizens comfortably enjoying the family lunch, perhaps breaking out a runny époisses or a fragrant comté once the main course has been dispatched. Read More...
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