Why South Africa’s wines are ageworthy

Peter Ranscombe gets a sneaky peak at bottles from South Africa going under the hammer at the Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction. FEW wine-making countries have such a dual persona in Scottish shops as South Africa. Look in a supermarket and South African bottles are often regulated to the bargain basement shelves. Yet delve…

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Time’s running out to bid in Mortlach whisky auction

An exclusive online auction of Mortlach whisky is coming to a close today. Whisky Auctioneer is hosting the event, the world’s first exclusive Mortlach auction – Mortlach: Through the Ages, which began on Thursday, which will end on Monday evening. A total of 70 bottles of the distillery’s treasured expressions are available – presenting what…

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Holts Auctioneers – the leading auction house for sporting guns

Holts Auctioneers are Europe’s leading auction house for fine antique and modern sporting guns. They are based in charming premises on the Royal Estate at Wolferton in Norfolk. They hold four sales per year in March, June, September and December auctioning thousands upon thousands of lots to buyers from all over the world. The sales…

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Holts Auctioneers for fine antique guns

Holts Auctioneers are Europe’s leading auction house for fine antique and modern sporting guns. They are based in charming premises on the Royal Estate at Wolferton in Norfolk. They hold four sales per year in March, June, September and December auctioning thousands upon thousands of lots to buyers from all over the world. The sales…

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The leading auctioneers for fine antique guns

Holts Auctioneers are Europe’s leading auction house for fine antique and modern sporting guns. They are based in charming premises on the Royal Estate at Wolferton in Norfolk. They hold four sales per year in March, June, September and December auctioning thousands upon thousands of lots to buyers from all over the world. The sales…

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Auctioneer takes to slopes for poster sale

MISSING your January trip to the Alps? Auction house Lyon & Turnbull may hold the answer. The auctioneer is holdings its ski sale online on 27 January, featuring original lithographed posters focused on winter sports and travel. Ski resorts in Austria, France, and Switzerland – as well as Norway – are advertised by posters in…

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Whisky auction raises cash for hospitality workers

A WHISKY auction begins today to raise money for The Ben, the charity that supports people working in Scotland’s hospitality industry. Rare bottles going under the hammer during the online auction include a 22-year-old Hazelburn, a bottle from the first single cask from Ardnamurchan distillery, and an imperial gallon from the demolished Imperial distillery. The…

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Doddie toasts whisky auction success

RUGBY legend Doddie Weir has toasted the results of a whisky auction, which raised more than £50,000 for his My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The Whisky Shop’s online auction was one of the foundation’s biggest fundraising events this year. The charity supports people with motor neuron disease (MND) and funds research. Foundation chief executive Jill Douglas…

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Gamekeepers donate to help Lucas

AS THE result of a chance encounter, gamekeepers from the Southern Uplands Moorland Group (SUMG) have been very pleased to be able to assist in a young lad’s future, writes the group’s Mark Ewart. Lucas Davies, 7, who lives with his family in Penicuick, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MD) in late 2014, a…

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Artists set to benefit from online auction

BORDERS auction house Brown & Turner will help 24 contemporary artists target the Christmas shopping market tomorrow through a special online auction. Seventy pieces will be auctioned, including two portraits by Berwickshire artist Gill Walton, oil paintings by Kelso artist Neville Storer, mixed media works by East Lothian artist Julie Barnes, and two pieces by…

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