Asian investors take over some more Bordeaux châteaux

FRANCE (Bordeaux) – After recently Wengcheng Li, an architect, took over château La Fleur Jonquet, it has now been reported for Château de Pic, appellation of Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux, Château l’Enclos, municipality of Sainte Foy la Grande, and Château Patarabet, municipality of Saint Emilion, to have been taken over by Asian investors, too.

Chinese Moutai group purchases Château Loudenne

FRANCE (Bordeaux) – According to the French SudOuest newspaper, Huaili Zhong, CEO of the Chinese Moutai wine and distillery group, is about to take over the Cru Bourgeois château Loudene* – after a 5-month marathon...

Jacky Lorenzetti purchases 50 percent of Château d’Issan

FRANCE (Cantenac) – From now on, Château d’Issan in Margaux, has a second owner besides Emmanuel Cruse: Jacky Lorenzetti, a wine and real estate magnate. Mr. Lorenzetti, who owns already Château Lilian Ladouys in...

AdVini purchases Le Clos des Paulilles in Roussillon

FRANCE (Port-Vendres) – Recently, the Domaine Maison Gazes, a famous 200 hectares estate in the Roussillon region, has taken over the Domain Le Clos des Paulilles, which has been run by the Daure family since 1975....

Tenuta di Argiano is sold

ITALY (Montalcino) – The famous Tuscany Tenuta di Argiano renaissance mansion, which was built in the 1570ies, has been purchased by an international group of investors. This is what countess Noemi Marone Cinzano, the...

Lergenmüller family takes over Reinhartshausen castle

DEUTSCHLAND (Hainfeld - Eltville-Erbach) - When some days ago the news circulated within the wine scene, some people might have thought of a carnival joke or a precocious April joke. The idea the Lergenmüller brothers...

Treasury Wine Estates to be taken over

AUSTRALIA (Melbourne) – Speculations of the international wine scene concerning a taking-over of Treasury Wine Estates, which is still part of Penfolds and Wolf Blass, are growing. According to Australian media, the...

Luis Felipe Edwards purchases 700 hectares of vineyards in Colchagua

CHILE (Pumanque) – The Chilean Luis Felipe Edwards wine estate extends its vineyards by purchasing additional 700 hectares. The vineyards are at the edge of the mouth of Nilahue river in the Colchagua Valley. Here, in...

Bulgheroni purchases Dievole and estates from Poggio Landi

ITALY (Tuscany) – Alejandro Pedro Bulgheroni, milliardaire and owner of several wine estates in Argentina, Uruguay, and California, has now purchased Italian estates in Tuscany, too. Those are the renowned Dievole...

Taittinger‘s charm offensive

GERMANY (Munich) - Vitalie came, saw and conquered. That’s what we know well from the box giant and politician from Ukraine. But this time, it was a victory gained by the arms beauty, charm, and moreover top quality –...

Noble Crus wine funds under harsh scrutiny

LUXEMBURG (city) – The value of Nobles Crus, the wine fund belonging to the Luxemburg Elite Adviser, has been under tough scrutiny. The Financial Times and the French online magazine LeVif-L'Express are wondering...