With a mix of sharp wit, divine wisdom, and a flair for storytelling, Bacchus breaks down market trends, investment-worthy vintages, and the art of building a cellar that rivals Mount Olympus. Whether you're a seasoned collector or a curious enthusiast, these insights blend financial savvy with Bacchus’s signature zest for life—because what’s wealth without a little indulgence? Cheers to liquid assets! 🍷
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Bacchus revisits the iron-clay plateau he once forged, then weighs Liv-ex figures, auction prints, and portfolio math to decide whether this 99-point blue-chip is a contrarian gem or a fading legend. Epic Prelude on the Plateau Centuries ago, I thundered across Pomerol’s baked, iron-flecked clays. Each footfall cracked the
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Old Vines, New Riches: How Bacchus Gifted Eben Sadie a Liquid Fortune in Columella 2018 From a moon-soaked meeting in Swartland to a 15.2% compound annual return, discover why Sadie Family’s Columella 2018 belongs in any serious wine portfolio. A Moonlit Pact I first crossed paths with Eben
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A cellar-side legend of overflowing barrels meets triple-100-point hype, 79% volatility, and auction whispers - revealing why this US $300-range Saint-Émilion icon may yet reward investors with divine patience. Legend in the Cellar I once slipped into Château Canon’s limestone-walled chai disguised as a journeyman cooper. The 2015 harvest
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Why Bacchus still backs Château d’Yquem 2001 - and why a smart portfolio should, too When Bacchus Addressed the Forum Imagine the Roman Forum at sunset, ledgers clutched like shields. I stride onto the rostrum with a lone bottle of 2001 Château d’Yquem. Its liquid gold snatches the
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Bacchus rides an Atlantic tempest, planting pine and profit, and shows why this Grand Cru Classé white is the next lightning strike for savvy collectors. Legend of Sand and Thunder Before the forests of Les Landes blanketed Aquitaine, that coastline was little more than a wasteland of shifting dunes. One
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Bacchus recounts the night he lassoed a bolt of white fire over Oakville - and tracks the current of a 100-point Napa icon now crackling through a thin, high-voltage market. The Night of the White-Fire Lash A breathless September evening settled over Beckstoffer’s To Kalon vineyard. No wind, no
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Bacchus recounts the night he smelted a crimson heart-shield above Saint-Estèphe - and shows investors how that pulse still pushes this 2015 up the Bordeaux value chain. When Bacchus Tempered Iron into Love Long ago, Saint-Estèphe shivered under Viking moonlight as iron-prow ships crept up the Gironde. I plunged into
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Bacchus tells of the night he shattered a glacier over La Consulta - then weighs whether Argentina’s most fabled single-vineyard Malbec can crack the fine-wine market’s granite ceiling. The Glacier That Became a Vineyard In the austral spring of 1924, a rogue glacier clung to the Andes ridge
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Bacchus once unlocked Vosne’s hidden catacombs with a strike of his thyrsus - now that same subterranean hush murmurs through a Premier-Cru bottle investors must read like cave runes. A night the caves began to breathe During the heat-soaked 2015 harvest, Vosne-Romanée’s vines panted beneath still air. I
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Bacchus recalls the night he forged a fiery talon over Napa’s tectonic scar - and weighs whether this cult classic can still soar for patient investors. How the Eagle Learned to Scream During the furnace-hot summer of 2016 the Vaca Mountains shuddered, rattling barrels from Calistoga to Carneros. I
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Bacchus tells how his ghost-white stallion Silvanus summoned a moonlit tide of flavor - and why this perfect-score Second Growth still sells for less than a Broadway dinner. When Silvanus Stirred the Tidal Grapes Harvest 2016, the Gironde lay mirror-calm, trapping humid air that stifled Cos d’Estournel’s Cabernet.
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Bacchus stole a handful of Chronos’s sand to slow a troubled vintage - and now this Grand Cru whispers opportunity to collectors who understand time’s arithmetic. How Bacchus Bent the Clock Early June 2007 found the Côte de Nuits in turmoil: hail bruised the buds, heat spikes hurried