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Our auction experts provide a detailed look at prices and trends at individual commercial sales. Discover how notable wines fared against their average prices.

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Nov 2009

Aulden Cellars-Sotheby's, Nov. 14, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 1285      Percent sold: 96.8
Sale Total: $2,189,834 (inclusive of the 21 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $1,044,100 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $1,475,800 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
The highlight of the Nov. 14 Aulden Cellars-Sotheby's auction in New York was a 201-lot consignment direct from Pablo Alvarez, the owner of Spain's legendary Bodegas Vega Sicilia.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

NYWinesChristie's, Nov. 14, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 827      Percent sold: 94
Sale Total: $2,907,840 (inclusive of the 20 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,155,700 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3,033,450 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Christie's North American wine director Charles Curtis said he sees definite signs that the wine auction market is becoming bullish again after the Nov.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Zachys, Nov. 12, 13 &14, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 2193      Percent sold: 99
Sale Total: $5,208,540 (inclusive of the 20% buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $3,635,650 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $5,547,850 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
The Nov. 12—14 Zachy's auction was held at Del Posto restaurant, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's flagship eatery in New York.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Oct 2009

Acker Merrall & Condit, Oct. 28, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 1153      Percent sold: 98
Sale Total: $2,955,546 (inclusive of the 21 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,356,850 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3,158,500 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Acker Merrall & Condit's latest auction at Cru restaurant achieved a successful 98 percent sell-through rate and 47 percent of wines tracked by Wine Spectator rose above their previous auction index averages.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Hart Davis Hart, Oct. 24, 2009
Location: Chicago       Number of lots: 1210      Percent sold: 100
Sale Total: $3,605,398 (inclusive of the 19.5 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,181,630 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3,259,730 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
This past Saturday at Tru restaurant in Chicago, Hart Davis Hart once again found buyers for all available lots with the sale total surging above the presale estimates.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

NYWinesChristie's, Oct. 15, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 358      Percent sold: 82
Sale Total: $1,292,820 (inclusive of the 20 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $1,324,600 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $1,894,450 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
The latest Christie's auction slipped below its presale low estimate, with around 50 percent of wines rising above their previous Wine Spectator Auction Index averages.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Bonhams & Butterfields, Oct. 10, 2009
Location: San Francisco       Number of lots: 648      Percent sold: 85
Sale Total: $442,174 (inclusive of the 19 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $465,685 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $620,831 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Bonhams & Butterfields' Oct. 10 sale total fell below the presale estimate low, with only 37 percent of the wines rising above their previous auction averages.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Zachys, Oct. 10, 2009
Location: Los Angeles       Number of lots: 1253      Percent sold: 98.9
Sale Total: $2,834,520 (inclusive of the 20% buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $ 1,969,500 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3,044,350 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Zachys returned to Los Angeles for their Fall sale, posting a solid sell-through rate.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Sep 2009

Aulden Cellars-Sotheby's, Sept. 25 & 26, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 2262      Percent sold: 86.3
Sale Total: $3,347,798 (inclusive of the 21% buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,327,050 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3.2 million (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
The two-day sale at Sotheby's featured two large personal collections, both selling above their respective presale high estimates, with close to 50 percent of all wines tracked by Wine Spectator rising above their previous auction index averages.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Zachys, Sept. 24, 2009
Location: New York       Number of lots: 1581      Percent sold: 99.3
Sale Total: $4,179,636 (inclusive of the 20% buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $ 2,746,450 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $4,169,800 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
The first Zachys sale of the 2009 fall auction season fared well, beating the presale high estimate by over $100,000, and with nearly 74 percent of wines tracked by Wine Spectator rising above their previous auction index averages.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

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