Tag: Acker
Afternoon Brief, March 3rd
‘Be the Change’ Partners with Thurgood Marshall College Fund for Second Virtual Job Fair: San Francisco, Calif. March 3, 2021 – Be the Change Job Fair, an initiative led by Cara Bertone, Philana Bouvier, Lia Jones, and Rania Zayyat, in partnership with Diversity in Food & Beverage and Lift Collective announced today that registration for beverage alcohol employers is now open for the second virtual job fair on April 22, 2021...
Afternoon Brief, February 9th
Five New Products from Unified’s Virtual Trade Show Floor: Every year new and innovative products are introduced at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium...
Acker’s Second Delaware Auction Blows Past Estimates as Collectors Fête Burgundy...
US$6.3 Million, 99% Sold, 246 New World Records
DELAWARE – February 8, 2021 – Acker’s Thursday and Friday night auction saw an explosion of activity...
Acker Closes 200th Year as 2020’s Top Wine Auction House with...
DRC, Leroy, Lafite Emerge as Top Brands as Acker Sets Over 5,000 New World Records
2020 marked Acker’s 200th year in business and one of the...
Afternoon Brief, December 1st
California Tourism Economy Cut in Half in 2020 Because of Coronavirus Pandemic: Proving to be an unwelcome visitor to travel economies like the North Bay, COVID-19 has slashed in half tourism spending in California...
The Holy Grail Feeds the Market’s Unquenchable Thirst for Burgundy with...
100% SOLD, US$13.95M, & 125 NEW WORLD RECORDS ACROSS 648 LOTS
NEW YORK – November 23, 2020 – Acker’s single cellar, two-day auction, The Holy Grail of Burgundy, brought...
Afternoon Brief, October 27
Unified Symposium Reshuffles Program to Prioritize Wildfire Smoke Discussion: In response to the industry’s need for answers and solutions to the regular occurrence of seasonal wildfires in the West, the 2021 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will launch its event on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, with a comprehensive discussion of the many issues related to wildfire smoke events and winegrowing...
Afternoon Brief, June 30
Tony Terlato, a Giant in the U.S. Wine Industry, Dies at 86: From working in his dad's retail store to building a leading wine distribution and import firm to producing wines in four countries, Terlato focused on giving consumers quality...
Acker Auctions Go 50/50 in First Half of 2020
$50M Sold, 50% Greater Than Nearest Competitor
NEW YORK, NY – June 30, 2020 - Acker finished up the first half of its 2020 auction season late last...
Leading Wine Auction House Acker Partners with CellArt
Luxury Cellar Designer Offers the Optimal Melding of Wine + Art
New York, NY-October 8, 2019-Leading Wine Auction House Acker is proud to announce its...
Acker Announces First-Ever Offering of Wines Direct from Domaine Jean-Louis Chave...
House to Offer Historic Selection from Vaunted Rhône Domaine Back to the 1920s
NEW YORK – September 25, 2019 – Acker, 2018’s leading global wine...
Afternoon Brief, September 13
Napa County, Bremer Family Winery Reach Lawsuit Settlement - Napa County and Bremer Family Winery settled a lawsuit brought by the county against the winery over alleged permit and code violations, ending a dispute that called into question how the county interprets older use permits ...
Acker Launches Global Weekly Web Auctions
2018’s Leading Global Wine Merchant Now Offers Auctions on Demand for Aficionados
NEW YORK – September 3, 2019 – In response to increasing demand, Acker,...
Acker Announces Extraordinary $50M+ Autumn Auction Season
Introduces New “In Bond, In London” Initiative
NEW YORK – August 22, 2019 – Acker, 2018’s leading global wine auction house, has just launched its first...
Acker Reports a Superlative First Half of 2019 Extraordinary Collections Highlight...
Three top lots of the first half of Acker’s 2019 auction season - 6 bottles of 2005 DRC Romanee Conti; 1 liter of Hennessy...