private genre wine merchant founded 1982 founder stephen williams headquarters caroline house 55 57 high holborn london england website http awc wine.com awc fine wine is a global wine merchant specialising in fine and rare wines based in london with offices in hong kong and the philippines . formerly the antique wine company awc fine wine was founded by stephen williams in 1990 and has over 20 000 clients in 70 countries . 1 the company specialises in exceptionally fine wine and currently holds over 10 000 bottles of the world s finest vintages in its cellars . the company is known for record breaking wine collections and bespoke wine related services and fine wine events . its range of services includes sourcing rare wines private wine master classes and a full range of bespoke cellar services from conception to management . 1 2 contents 1 grand chateau series 2 world record wine 3 hospices de beaune 4 references 5 external links grand chateau series edit together with cabinet maker viscount david linley awc fine wine created the grand chateau series . these handcrafted wine cabinets with architectural models of the top nine chateaux in bordeaux each contain 18 bottles from the corresponding estate produced during the 20th and 21st centuries . 1 3 the ch teau d yquem model is accompanied by a vertical collection of chateau d yquem spanning 141 consecutive vintages starting from 1868 . this collection also includes several letters and memorabilia from the ch teau archives . it is valued at 1m . the other chateaux are each priced at 149 000 . 1 4 in 2006 the antique wine company sold a 135 year vertical collection containing every vintage from 1860 to 2003 for 1.5 million one of the highest prices ever paid for a single lot of wine . 5 world record wine edit in july 2011 awc fine wine broke the world record of the most valuable bottle of white wine ever sold . the bottle was an 1811 chateau d yquem and was sold for 75 000 to former sommelier christian vanneque . the bottle was for display in one of mr vanneque s two restaurants in bali the sip sunset grill . but ultimately mr vanneque planned to drink his purchase . i will never resell it i m not a fancy collector . i m not rich . i work very hard . this is important that it s not connected to investing . i m a sommelier . wine is for drinking . 6 7 8 hospices de beaune edit in november 2011 awc fine wine purchased the top lot at the hospices de beaune wine auction in beaune france . known as la pi ce de la pr sident the lot consisted of 460 litres of corton red wine from the clos du roi grand cru vineyard . the lot was auctioned off by actor christian clavier and model in s de la fressange for 110 000 . 9 10 references edit a b c d david linley 2010 . the grand chateau series . riviera radio 2010 . the antique wine company . scene asia the wall street journal 8 november 2010 . david linley s 240 000 chateau cabinets . the wall street journal . bornrich.org 2010 . the antique wine company unveils million dollar architectural wine cabinets . london . vinfolio.com the wine collector 1860 2003 vertical of yquem sells for 1.5 million independent 27 july 2011 . a 75 000 bottle of wine but the cork stays put . the independent . london . guardian 26 july 2011 . bottle bank world s most expensive white wine sold for 75 000 . the guardian . london . evening standard 2011 . single bottle of white wine sells for record 75 000 . decanter 22 november 2011 . prices down at hospices de beaune . decanter magazine . london . harpers 22 november 2011 . antique wine company scores top lot at burgundy auction . harpers . london . external links edit awc fine wine website permanent dead link coordinates 51 32 8 n 0 6 16 w 51.53556 n 0.10444 w 51.53556 ; 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