Sometimes you just want to splurge. Whether you’re celebrating a milestone birthday, flexing on colleagues, or want Tuesday to feel a little more special than normal, there’s certainly a time and place for pricey bottles. So when it’s time to reach a little deeper into your pocket, all eyes turn to the notoriously expensive Pinot Noir. There’s no shortage of ways to shell out in Pinot Noir’s…

Before a host greets you at the New York City outpost of The Capital Grille off Wall Street, columns of walnut-colored wood lockers with crosshatched metal doors set the scene. Nameplates listing individuals and companies label each unit. Inside the lockers are shadowy bottles of wine. These are stash spots for the steakhouse chain’s most loyal patrons to keep their favorite vintages at the…

A bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) sold for a record-smashing $812,500 at Acker’s annual La Paulée Auction this weekend. The auction raked in $25 million in total sales from bottles produced by additional famed Burgundian estates like Domaine Dujac, Leflaive, Coche-Dury, and others, and set an additional, 459 unspecified world records related to pricing, according to a press…