Global market turmoil continues The unsettled nature of the first quarter of the year continued into the second with inflation, widespread industrial action, particularly in Europe, and against the backdrop of the continued war in Ukraine. Fuel price rises, however, started to abate, especially in Europe and the UK, towards the end of the second… Continue reading Q2 2023 Fine Wine Investment Report
PublishedCatch ‘22 ! Having just returned from three separate weeks of en primeur tastings in Bordeaux, we can confirm that the 2022 Bordeaux vintage is a truly excellent one. The best since 2016 (although warmer and richer than that) and equal, if not superior, to the stellar pair of 2009 and 2010. It was a… Continue reading En-Primeur 2022: Post Tasting Report
PublishedSaturnalia Barolo Harvest Report 2022 For the third consecutive year, we are delighted to partner with Saturnalia on Vindome.net. Saturnalia provides exclusive, fine wine data analysis to deliver detailed harvest reports by region and appellation. Their findings are based on factual and independent data including satellite observation, weather data, geology, topography and wine prices. This… Continue reading Saturnalia Barolo Harvest Report 2022
PublishedIt does not take a genius to know that Chateau Lafite Rothschild is one hell of a good wine. In fact, when your wine is referred to by Forbes magazine as being “perfect”, then you know that you have hit the spot. Rightly deserving of its place of honour on the world leaderboard, Chateau Lafite… Continue reading Chateau Lafite: Investors’ Overview
PublishedAs we look towards increasingly unsettled times, investors look more and more at protecting their assets. The war in Ukraine has seen food and fuel cost spiralling, while inflation has caused the general cost of living to skyrocket. This double whammy has left many families wondering if it’s time to dip into their savings. Traditionally,… Continue reading Portfolio Diversification with Fine Wine
PublishedCoins. Stamps. Autographs. Dolls. Baseball cards. Guitars. What do these seemingly random objects all have in common? That’s right, they’re collectable. These days people will collect just about anything, but the real question is, are those collections actually worth anything if the rainy day comes? In other words, is collecting things just a waste of… Continue reading Are Collectibles a Good Investment in 2022?
PublishedDespite being one of the oldest and most traditional drinks, fine wine has surprisingly always been at the cutting edge of modernism. We are full of examples through the ages where fine wine has benefited from innovation. From the first monks who would observe the cycles of the moon and adjust their methods accordingly, to… Continue reading The Tech Innovations Reshaping the Wine Industry
PublishedSurely I can’t be the only one who has noticed that everything is measured these days. Social media posts are measured by the number of likes. Work is measured by results. Time is measured in years. Even our speech is measured, for goodness sake. For investors, the portfolio is measured by an index. This index… Continue reading Understanding the Different Wine Indices
PublishedWhat does passion mean to you? Is it, that strong, barely controllable emotion that you feel when you see a new lover? Is it when you try to explain your convictions to someone who doesn’t share your opinion? Perhaps you’re passionate about something completely different – art, football, knowledge, wine. I’ve even met people who… Continue reading Your Guide to Passion Investing
PublishedThere are a few buzzwords in the business that bring about strong feelings in the financial sector. The collaborative economy, open-source software, payment gateway, real-time information discovery … the list goes on and on. But there is one word that strikes fear into the heart of all financiers. Inflation. Inflation to financiers is like a… Continue reading Why You Should Invest in Wine During Inflation
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