PRIMEUR

But the most recent round of en primeur trading has set a precedent .

但是最近一轮的期酒交易却出现了前所未有的情况。

En primeur is the French term for wine before it is bottled .

期酒的法文拼写是enprimeur，指的是尚未装瓶上市的葡萄酒。

When these very backward wines were shown en primeur in April 2005 it was the tannin that was their most obvious characteristic .

当这些迟来的葡萄酒于2005年4月现身于期酒（enprimeur）销售活动时，最明显的特色是丹宁酸。

Fund managers are generally bullish that the predicted record primeur prices for the second year running will reaffirm the value to be found in older vintages .

基金经理总体上持乐观态度，认为连续第二年创纪录的期酒预测价格将证明物有所值，就如较早年份的葡萄酒一样。

Asian buyers have just begun buying en primeur in the past couple of years , said Mr Fowler , meaning their experience to date is unimpressive .

福勒表示，亚洲买家是过去两年才开始购买期酒的，这意味着他们迄今的表现乏善可陈。

The popular grape-based alcoholic drink is developing as an asset class , and investors have started to trade derivative products in the form of en primeur , a type of wine future .

这种颇受大众欢迎的用葡萄酿制的酒精饮料正在发展成为一种资产；投资商们已开始以期酒的形式来进行衍生产品交易。

Since the weakening of the dollar , some US wine merchants have pulled back from en primeur purchases in expensive pounds and euros in favour of trading the contents of the many established cellars there .

由于美元疲软，一些美国酒商放弃了以昂贵的英镑和欧元购买期酒的计划，转而买卖那里许多知名酒窖的藏酒。

Right now , the front-of-mind vintage is , of course , the much-lauded 2010 that is currently being sold en primeur or as wine futures , offering the customer the opportunity to invest in a particular wine before it is bottled .

眼下最先能想到的年份当然是颇受称赞的2010年份。这个年份的葡萄酒正以期酒形式销售，为顾客提供了一个在装瓶前投资特定葡萄酒的机会。