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KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR REPORT:
- Auction sales reached a new high for the third year in a row, achieving $159 million
- In November, Sotheby’s Wine & Spirits achieved the Highest Grossing Week of Wine & Spirits sales ever staged by any auction house, realizing a combined total of $50 million across three regions within the same week
- The Macallan 1926, featuring the Valerio Adami label, set a new auction record for any bottle of whisky or wine ever sold, achieving $2.7 million
- Sotheby’s remains the undisputed global leader in Single-Owner auctions, surpassing $100 million in Single-Owner sales for the first time
- The first tranche of the world’s most important and valuable wine collection ever to come to market was offered with The Epicurean’s Atlas: The Encyclopaedic Cellar in Hong Kong
- Sotheby’s remains the market leader in Asia for wine and spirits auctions, and held inaugural auctions in Shanghai and Singapore
- Charity auctions raised nearly $40 million for philanthropic causes, including for the 163rd Hospices de Beaune auction and second Distillers One of One auction
- U.S. buyers were the strongest bidders by country in wine and spirits auctions, while Asia remained the leading market overall
- 19 Scotch whisky distillery records were set in one auction alone, with Distillers One of One
- In response to a global demand for fine wine available at retail, Sotheby’s opened a wine boutique in Zurich
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