May 24, 2016 · Sotheby's New York auctioned off 20,000 bottles of fine and rare wine from the cellar of billionaire collector Bill Koch in a three-day sale from May 19 to 21. The consignment fetched a staggering $21.9 million, topping the presale high estimate of $15 million by 46 percent.

One of the most exciting offerings of Sotheby’s spring auction season in New York is Wines from the Cellar of William I. Koch. Mr. Koch’s collection is one of the largest private collections in the country and the three-day sale includes over 20,000 bottles.

May 11, 2016 · The sale of Koch's wine--which he maintains in two cellars, one in Palm Beach and one in Cape Cod--is expected to bring in $10.5 million to $15 million; it features some extraordinary lots...

May 23, 2016 · Sotheby's claims to have set 'a new benchmark' for wine auctions after its sale from billionaire collector Bill Koch's cellar hit nearly $22m. All 2,730 lots were sold in the New York auction, named Wines from the Cellar of William I Koch, which lasted for …

Apr 9, 2016 · Billionaire fine wine collector and anti-fakes crusader Bill Koch is to sell wines worth up to US$15m at a Sotheby’s auction next month. The three-day sale, Wines from the Cellar of William I Koch, will be held in New York on 19-21 May, featuring more than 20,000 bottles in approximately 2,700 lots.

Mar 30, 2016 · William Koch's Palm Beach wine cellar currently holds about 43,000 bottles. The sale, broken into some 2,700 lots to be sold over three days, May 19-21 st, is estimated to bring in between...

Mar 31, 2016 · On May 19, 20,000 bottles of wine from William Koch's cellar will go to auction at Sotheby's. The blockbuster sale, spread across three days through May 21, represents close to half of the...

It was recently reported that billionaire Bill Koch, known for his wealth and protracted legal battles against wine fraudsters, will sell half his cellar’s 40,000 bottles at auction in New York on May 19–21. The wines have been sorted into 2700 lots, with projected sales of up to $15 million.

Apr 2, 2016 · Auction house Sotheby’s is planning to sell 20,000 bottles of wine from Koch’s private cellar of William Koch, one of the richest men in America. The entire collection, encompassing 2,700...

Mar 30, 2016 · Another phony wine scandal landed him $12 million in punitive damages in 2013, when it turned out another dealer sold him 24 bottles filled with cheap wine dressed up in fake, fancy clothing.