Fergie's wines hit auction block

To take his mind off the pressure of "the beautiful game", retired Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson collected vintage wines that will be sold at auction starting in Hong Kong in May, Christie's said on Wednesday.

The collection of about 5,000 bottles assembled by one of soccer's most successful managers will be sold along with memorabilia signed by Ferguson and has a pre-sale estimated value of $5 million, the auction house said.

The cellar consists almost 75 percent of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, a French Burgundy which Christie's international director of wine David Elswood said "is probably the wine in vogue, the wine of the moment in terms of demand.