At the end of the day it’s about enjoyment

WINE hit the headlines again this week with the news that Andrew Lloyd Webber had sold part of his wine collection for more than $5.6m (€4m).

The AFP agency reported how every one of 746 lots at auction found a buyer, with a dozen bottles of Chateau Petrus 1982 fetching $77,564. According to Sotheby’s, the most expensive lot in the sale was a case of Chateau Petrus 1982, which sold for €57,000 or almost €800 per glass.

So far, so rich and famous. But the really remarkable thing about the sale is its setting in Hong Kong, the new venue of choice for the sale of upmarket vintage wines.