Fine wine prices fall in January for first time in 12 years

For the the first time in 12 years the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index fell by 0.9% in January, a traditionally strong month.

Prices on the Liv-ex exchange have have been in decline since June 2011, when the index peaked at 365, to this January, when it closed at 254.83. That is a 30.1% decline since its peak in mid 2011.

Although primarily the drop is due to the cool reception of the en primeur campaign in last couple of years it is not the only reason for the decline last month, according to Justin Gibbs, co-founder and sales & marketing director at Liv-ex.


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