Bittersweet wine auction breaks record as money pledged to Paris victims

Glowing reviews of the Burgundy 2015 vintage helped the annual Hospices de Beaune auction achieve a record €11.35m over the weekend, but the atmosphere was marked by sadness following the Paris terror attacks and both organisers and individuals pledged money to help victims. The Hospices de Beaune 2015 auction on Sunday achieved sales of €11,347,609 (A$17.16m), fees included, beating the previous record set last year by about 39 per cent.