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Inside this issue

• Transparency and higher standards are pressing needs for the industry

• Demand stays solid in Asia

• This year’s Bordeaux campaign was unusual - -

Content

Investors raise glass as market revives

John Stimpfig notes the growing importance of Asia, where demand stayed solid as it fell elsewhere

Funds: Transparency and standards are pressing needs

Big disposals have depressed the market but, overall, wine has proved its worth, says John Stimpfig

En primeur: Bordeaux 2008 puts cat among the vintages

John Stimpfig explains why this year’s campaign was unusual

Auctions: Handle bottles and clients with equal care

Michael Steinberger profiles up-and-coming house, Hart Davis Hart

Port looks intoxicatingly cheap for the quality on offer

The good times are over as the insatiable US demand dries up due to a change in fashions and palates, writes John Stimpfig