Spectrum Wine Auctions Next Auction September 24 & 25 in Beverly Hills and Hong Kong
(August 30, 2010; IRVINE, CA) Spectrum Wine Auctions, Southern California’s leading auction house of fine and rare wine, will hold its first sale of the fall 2010 auction season on Friday, September 24 at 6 p.m. PDT at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Saturday, September 25 at 9:00 a.m. HKT at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. Highlights include some of the greatest vintages from benchmark producers in Bordeaux, Burgundy and California. The total pre-sale estimate for the 761 lots on offer is $3.2 million. Spectrum will also launch its “Autumn 2010 Internet Auction” on September 24 for those buyers looking for single bottles and wines not offered in the live auction.

Powell Yang Joins Spectrum Wine Auctions as Director of Consignments
July 15, 2010; Irvine,CA - Spectrum Wine Auctions, the world’s newest auction house of fine and collectible wine, today announced the appointment of Powell Yang as director of consignments. Yang, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, joins Spectrum Wine’s young and dynamic team with the goal of expanding the auction house’s reach into the Asian market, while utilizing his existing relationships to further cultivate Spectrum Wine Auctions’ customer base in the United States.

Spectrum Wine Auctions Realizes Over $3 Million in June
July 1, 2010; Irvine, CA - Spectrum Wine Auctions, the world’s newest high-end auction house of fine collectible wine, brought in a total of $3,020,866 in its third live wine auction, held simultaneously on Friday, June 25 at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Saturday, June 26 at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong.

Rare 'Judgment of Paris' winner for sale at Spectrum Wine Auctions
A rare bottle of ex-cellar 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay is being sold to raise funds for Haitian charity Friends of the Orphans.

Spectrum Wine Auctions Hosts Summer Auction of Fine and Rare Wines
Spectrum Wine Auctions, which debuted to the international wine market last fall as a new major player, will hold its next fine and rare wine live auction simultaneously on Friday, June 25 at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., at 6 p.m. PDT, and on Saturday, June 26 at the Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon, Hong Kong, at 9 a.m. HKT.

Alternative Investing – Special Report on CNBC.com
In volatile financial times like these, some investors are looking for ways to diversify their portfolio far beyond just the usual stocks and bonds - and the options are vast and virtually endless. Alternative investments like rare coins, collectible stamps, vintage antiques, even fine wine, are just a few of the examples that might just bring the boost you need.

Spectrum Wine Auctions’ Spring Auction Brings in Nearly $3.5 Million US
Irvine, CA, April 27, 2010 – With a champagne toast and a pound of the hammer, Principal Auctioneer and Spectrum Wine Auctions’ Director of Client Services Amanda Keston kicked off Spectrum Wine Auctions’ second live auction last weekend, held simultaneously at Charlie Palmer Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California and Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong. Before the auction was over, a world record was set, and an astonishing 858 lots and $3,475,260 million ($HKD 26,978,709) in fine and collectible wines had changed hands with nearly 100% of lots sold.

Spectrum Wine Auction's Mario Sculatti featured in FINE Magazine
Just a quick 10-minute taxi ride from Hong Kong Central, on the other side of the Aberdeen Tunnel up to Shouson Hill, there is the discrete entrance to Crown. This is hallowed ground in the wine world, as it is probably the single greatest wine depository system in Asia. These converted underground Second World War ammunition bunkers are historical strongholds, and proved to be a special venue for our first live auction on Hong Kong Island....

Spectrum Wine Auctions Sets First Live Auction Of 2010 for April 24
Irvine, CA, March 18, 2010 – After a stunning success in 2009 for their very first live auction and multiple online auctions each month since last July, new auction house Spectrum Wine Auctions has confirmed dates and locations for their first live auction of 2010, another global event. The auction takes place simultaneously on Saturday, April 24 at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, and on Sunday, April 25 at Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong. The auction will present more than 850 lots, which includes collections of two anchor consignors: The Aubrey McClendon Collection Part II and The Historic Collection of Dr. George Primbs.

Spectrum Wine Auctions Launches March Online Auction Part One
Irvine, CA, March 8, 2010 – After a stunning success for their very first live auction in November 2009, new auction house Spectrum Wine Auctions has announced the latest in its series of online wine auctions. The next online auction, the March 2010 Online Auction Part 1, has pre-bidding underway from now until Thursday, March 11, 2010, when live Internet bidding on 204 lots begins at 10:00AM Pacific Standard Time.

Aubrey McClendon Unloads More Wine
I thought Aubrey McClendon (left) might be done liquidating his collection of liquids...

Aubrey McClendon Puts His Big Bottles On The Block
Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon may have sold off wine at an auction earlier this year but he still has cases and cases to go. The Wealth Report draws our attention to the "The Aubrey McClendon Collection" sale scheduled for November 21 at The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California. Spectrum Wine Auctions will be simulcasting the sale in Hong Kong, which appears to be where the big spenders on vintage wine are these days. The sale will feature more than 3,000 bottles and may bring in as much as $3 million.

Burgundies on the Block
By Matthew Lickona | Published Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/jan/20/crush-burgundies-block/ I have no idea if it's any kind of leading economic indicator, but according to Amanda Keston, director of client services for the newly formed Spectrum Wine Auctions, "The wine-auction market has turned the corner. I think it hit bottom last spring, and it's been going up from there. It's not where it was four or five years ago, but it's starting to recover." (Before 2009, Spectrum had limited its auction work to coins, stamps, and military collectibles. "What happened was, we got our hands on a really great consignment," says Keston, referring to the wine collection of Aubrey McClendon, CEO of natural-gas giant Chesapeake Energy Corporation. "Greg Roberts, our CEO, brought it in.")...

SPECTRUM WINE AUCTIONS’ DEBUT AUCTION
Irvine, CA, December 1, 2009 – With a champagne toast and a pound of the hammer, Master of Ceremonies, “Gavel Goddess” and Screaming Eagle Estate Director Ursula Hermacinski kicked off the very first live auction from new auction house Spectrum Wine Auctions last weekend, held simultaneously at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California and Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong. By the wee hours of the following morning (and well into the Hong Kong afternoon), 686 lots and $3,454,944 in fine and collectible wines had changed hands with 100% of lots sold.

Wine Auctioneers Adopt Innovative Techniques To Tap Hong Kong Market
(Jing Daily) New Wine Auction House Spectrum Sells 686 Lots, 5,500 Bottles In All, In First Trans-Pacific Auction

Spectrum Wine Auctions Announces Magnificent Anchor Collection
IRVINE, Calif. – Spectrum Wine Auctions, the world’s newest live and online auction house of fine collectible wine, announced today that its premiere live auction scheduled for November 21, 2009, will be anchored by a selection of wines from “The Aubrey McClendon Collection.” The auction will be held at The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, Calif., with live auction simulcast in Hong Kong.

Spectrum Group International, Inc., Launches Newest Auction Company, Spectrum Wine Auctions
IRVINE, Calif. – Spectrum Group International, Inc., a consolidated global collectibles network and leading auctioneer of stamps, coins, arms, armor and militaria, and other memorabilia, today announced the launch of its latest auction venture, Spectrum Wine Auctions.

Spectrum Group International Inc. celebrates the launch of its latest auction house, Spectrum Wine Auctions
Spectrum Group International Inc. celebrated the launch of its latest auction house, Spectrum Wine Auctions, in July 2009. Check back regularly for frequent updates on important company happenings. Watch for the official company launch press release to be posted here in the coming days.