Rationalisations aside, Lafite-mania clearly has little to do with the taste of the wine.

The index is now only 15 per cent off its peak last summer and certain Lafite Rothschild vintages are at all-time highs.

Liv-ex100指数目前仅比去年夏季的峰值水平低15%，某些罗斯柴尔德拉菲（LafiteRothschild）酒的价格正处于历史高位。

With limited supplies of Lafite and surging prices, other Premier Crus are increasingly in demand.

由于拉菲的限量供应和价格飞涨，对其他酒庄的需求也在不断增加。

Mr. Xie says that his point about hoarding is speculative, since nobody can account for all the bottles of Lafite in the world.

谢国忠说，他认为囤积拉菲酒是一种投机性行为，因为没人可以垄断世界上所有的拉菲酒收藏。

At the beginning of this year, people would gain at least 10 percent profit to reserve a box of 2005 Lafite (12 bottles) for several months.

而在今年年初，谁能拥有一箱（12瓶）2005年的拉菲红酒，只需要放上几个月再卖，就能得到10%以上的利润。

But according to LivEx, an online fine-wine exchange, the price of a case of 2008 Lafite jumped 17% in the days after the announcement.

不过，按照名酒交易网站LivEx的说法，在拉菲酒庄发布这一声明之后的几天当中，每一箱拉菲2008年年份酒的价格就上涨了17%。

Lafite is now a premium brand and Europe has plenty of those: Louis Vuitton, Lamborghini, the Louvre, Lafite.

拉菲如今成了顶级品牌，而欧洲多的是此类品牌：路易威登（LouisVuitton）、兰博基尼（Lamborghini）、卢浮（theLouvre）、拉菲。

the reputation of Lafite, for instance, was ruined when the 1884 vintage turned mouldy after only a couple of years in bottle.

例如拉菲酒的声誉就因为1884年份酒在装瓶后仅仅几年就发霉变质而严重受损。

In the second, a woman said she and her husband had been given a bottle of 1976 Lafite many years ago and her husband had died.

在第二封邮件中，有位女士说很多年前有人送她和她丈夫一瓶1976年的拉菲红酒，现在她丈夫已经去世了。

His argument: Lafite has spectacularly outperformed all assets, even other fine wines, which in turn has caused people to hoard the wines.

他的观点是，拉菲酒的价格已远远超过所有资产，甚至超过其它上等葡萄酒，因此很多人开始囤积拉菲酒。

In early July, Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. began advance sales of Chateau Lafite Rothschild's 2009 Bordeaux at $18, 000 a case.

月初，芝加哥零售商兼拍卖行HartDavisHartWineCo.开始以每箱18,000美元的价格预售拉菲罗斯希尔庄园（ChateauLafiteRothschild）2009年波尔多葡萄酒。

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 has climbed 611% since December 2004 -- when Fine + Rare first started compiling figures on wine investments.

从2004年12月Fine+Rare公司首次收集葡萄酒投资数据起计算，2000年份拉菲的价格上涨了611%。

The Macallan Rare: Sweet States-only Scotch from the Scottish Highlands

麦卡伦，珍品（The Macallan Rare），来自苏格兰高地的甜味苏格兰威士忌，只在美国发售

The Macallan has been making single-malt whisky in Speyside, Scotland, since the early 19th century, but on Thursday it released a new product in Hong Kong.

麦卡伦（Macallan）从19世纪初以来就一直在苏格兰的斯佩赛德（Speyside）生产单一麦芽威士忌，但它5月30日发布一款新品却是在香港。

Known for its dry and fragrant Scotch, the Macallan is now offering a special States-only release aged exclusively in oloroso sherry casks, aptly called Rare Cask.

麦卡伦以干爽芬芳的苏格兰威士忌闻名，此次提供一款特供美国的酒品，只在欧罗索雪利酒桶中陈化，巧妙地取名为珍品酒桶。

The Macallan isn't alone among Scotch distillers in promoting its products with expensive limited editions.

不止麦卡伦一家威士忌厂商在推销价格昂贵的限量版产品。

Q. The final images the Macallan is releasing from your time in Beijing are of people.

问：关于你在北京拍摄的那些照片，麦卡伦最后发布了一组人物照片。

Asia now consumes half of the Macallan's production, with Taiwan being the largest market, according to Mr. Grier.

据格里尔说，现在麦卡伦产出的一半威士忌都是卖往亚洲，台湾是其中最大的市场。

'It's the first time we're launching a product in Asia,' Ken Grier, director of Malts at the Macallan, told the Journal.

麦卡伦麦芽酒产品负责人肯•格里尔（Ken Grier）说：这是我们第一次在亚洲发布产品。

The Macallan said its sales have been unaffected by China's anti-corruption and gift-giving measures, maintaining that growth in the country remains in the 'double digits.'

麦卡伦表示其销量未受中国反腐败和整顿送礼之风行动的影响，其在中国的增长速度仍然是双位数。

The Macallan and Lalique have teamed up in the past.

麦卡伦和莱丽在过去也有过合作。