Back from the front #1

Gossip at the London wine fair suggests that insurance giant AXA may finally had enough of its wine investments and is seeking to be rid of them. If this were true, the list of estates on offer would include Quinta da Noval, Château Pichon-Longueville, Château Pibran, Château Petit-Village, Château Suduiraut, Domaine de l’Arlot in Burgundy, Disznóko in Tokaj and Mas Belles Eaux in Languedoc-Roussillon. Also rumoured is the sale of Michel Laroche in Chablis...