#117 - He sold a bottle for £1.2M: Tim Triptree MW, International Director of Wines & Spirits at Christie's Auction House

Ever wondered what it actually takes to sell a single bottle for over a million pounds? This episode takes us inside Christie's, the auction house that has been selling wine since 1766, with someone who stands at the rostrum himself.We sit down with Tim Triptree MW, International Director of Wine & Spirits at Christie's, in Macau, where he's judging the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards, to trace his path from investment banking to the world's oldest auction house, and to unpack exactly how a bottle goes from a private cellar to a world record hammer price.Tim walks us through his unlikely route into wine, what it takes to pass the notoriously brutal Master of Wine exam, how Christie's verifies that a bottle is genuinely what it claims to be, and why Chinese wines might be the next big thing to hit the secondary market.Expect a 1.2-million-pound bottle of whisky, a champagne dosage deep-dive, and a very honest take on why Bordeaux still dominates the room. Tune in!▬▬ 🎁 GIFTS 🎁 ▬▬📚 Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine, by Michael Broadbent🍷 Check the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards🧑🏼‍⚖️ Learn more about Christie’s Auction House🎁 Get your wine essentials on our shop: a curated selection of wine accessories, posters and much more🗺️ Get the best Wine Map of the Champagne region: as information as decorative▬▬ ⭐️ ABOUT ⭐️ ▬▬My name is Antoine, and I’ve been passionate about wine for several years. I knew nothing at first, so I went out to meet the biggest figures in the industry and turned those encounters into a podcast that’s now listened to by over 100,000 people. I now share with you what I’ve learned, and I hope we embark together on a beautiful wine journey to discover the finest experiences.ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOUR YOUR HEALTH. CONSUME IN MODERATION.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.