Press Archives | Octavian

Who is Robert Parker?

As part of our continued commitment to bringing you all you need to know about the world’s finest wines, we thought it only right that we profiled perhaps the most iconic figure in the entire industry. This is just one of a number of articles created here at the Octavian’s…

The Spear’s 500

Octavian’s Managing Director, Vincent O’Brien, features in the Spear’s 500 as one of only 14 “best wine advisers” …read more

Dyrebare dråper (Precious Drops)

Norway’s Aftenposten examines wine investment and the role that Octavian has to play in ensuring proper storage …read more

The Biggest Fine Wine Cellar in the World

Anthony Rose recounts his underground adventures at Octavian’s Corsham Cellars. For both English and Chinese versions …read more

An Interview with Nigel Jagger: Chairman of Octavian

Nigel talks about his many passions; for being his own boss, for sailing, for project Spyfish and of course, for fine wine storage …read more

Wine styles of the rich and famous: The Wiltshire ‘wine mine’ that houses the finest vintages

Demand for the finest vintages has soared during the past five years. Jamie Merrill discovers how they’re kept in optimum drinking condition …read more

RT1 visits Corsham Cellars – Russian language only

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The Wine Connoisseur’s Underground Vault

“The Wine World’s Answer to Fort Knox” …read more

Spiral Marketing

The cool, damp climate conditions of the temperate UK, in particular, were suitable for wine storage, and much of the world’s privately owned fine-wine stocks are at present UK-stored, notably at the Octavian, a vast underground facility at Corsham in Wiltshire …read more

Inside the wine vault: where the super-rich hoard their liquid gold

A rare glimpse of Octavian Wine Vaults’s Corsham Cellars, where 5m bottles of fine wine are stored beneath the Wiltshire countryside …read more

A hundred feet under the tiny village of Gastard, on the outskirts of Corsham, can be found £1bn worth of the finest wines in the world.

Fine Wine – The Finest Investment?

2009 has been hailed as an extraordinary vintage throughout France, reflected in Burgundy prices that increased 20% on last year at the 149th Hospices de Beaune auction. But following the economic downturn last year, does a good vintage still translate into a good investment? Discover Our Wine Vintages Chart This…