Afternoon Brief, January 31st
The Passing of Entrepreneur, Vintner, and Art Collector, Donald M. Hess, (1936-2023): Donald M. Hess, entrepreneur, vintner, and art collector, passed away peacefully in Bern, Switzerland, on January 30, 2023, at 86...
WineBid Launches the “Finally Hammered” Podcast for Wine Geeks and Collectors
New Weekly Podcast Highlights Values on Great Wines at Auction January 31st - (Napa, CALIF)A new weekly podcast examining the search for great wine at
Afternoon Brief, September 29th
China Busts Largest Wine Smuggling Case in Recent History: According to Chinese language wine media WBO, a few Shanghai-based wine merchants including a China representative for a Bordeaux merchant “were asked to assist” an ongoing criminal investigation involving RMB 368 million (US$51.4 million) worth of smuggled wines...
WineBid Offering Two of the Largest Single Cellar Wine Collections in Its History
$2.5 Million Collections Include One of the Largest Offerings Ever of Burgundys Famed Domaine Armand Rousseau September 29th (NAPA, Calif)WineBid,the largest and longest-running online wine auction in the world, []
Winebid Updates and Relaunches Its “Buy Now” Category to Offer Broader Selection of Collectible and Rare Wines
September 19th (Napa, CA) As the largest and longest-standing global online auction for fine, rare, collectible, investable, and unique wines, WineBid has been known for its format of bid-through-the-week []
Afternoon Brief, September 19th
Sonoma County Wine Auction Returns at Healdsburg’s Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards: There were plenty of spiraling bids at the main attraction of the Sonoma County Wine Auction on Saturday, with signs the charitable fundraiser entering its fourth decade could surpass last year’s take of $1.7-plus million...
Afternoon Brief, October 29th
Oregon State Receives $7.65 Million Grant to Study Impact of Smoke on Grapes and Wine: Oregon State University researchers and a team of West Coast university collaborators have received a $7.65 million grant to study the impact of smoke exposure on grapes, a project that will provide critical knowledge to grape growers and winery owners severely impacted by widespread wildfire smoke in recent years...
WineBid Celebrates 25th Anniversary as the Largest Global Online Wine Auction Marketplace
Success Propelled By Its ExpandingS Audience of Digital Sellers and Buyers and Technology innovations in Authenticated Luxury Re-Commerce September 22nd – (Seattle, WA)—WineBid, the world’s very first and largest online wine auction marketplace, proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary this year in the autumn of 2021. With twenty-five years of innovating in the wine re-commerce market, […]
Afternoon Brief, July 2nd
Pacific Northwest Wineries Are Shaking Off the Extreme Heat Wave, but Are Worried What It Means for the Industry’s Future: The unprecedented heat wave that descended on the Pacific Northwest this week has alarmed many in the region’s burgeoning wine industry, leaving them worried over the deepening challenges climate change could bring to their businesses...
WineBid Doubles Regional Sales Staff with the Massive Expansion of the Digital Wine Market
Wine Collectors outside of New York and Napa Gain Even Quicker Access to Global Online Auction Market July 1st – Seattle, WA—Wine collectors and sellers can now bring their wines to the fast-growing online wine auction marketplace even more quickly with WineBid’s addition of regional account managers in the Rockies, the Southeast, New England, the […]