This is a valuable argument. A cursory glance of wines in the Liv-ex Power 10 shows that many of the world’s top wines on the secondary market are now organic. This gives rise to two further questions, namely, (i) what is driving this trend; and (ii) is organic becoming a prerequisite for wine in the future? It would appear from a leading French auctioneer’s comment in Dealwine’s recent annual Barometer, organic and biodynamic wine has also been “thriving” at auction over the past few years, with the rankings of the most expensive organic and biodynamic wines at auction bearing a “striking resemblance to the overall rankings of the highest-priced wines in 2022”, particularly at the top of the list.
