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We talk a lot about diversification when portfolio planning, whether that’s including alternative assets such as fine wine in an overall investment strategy or – when the focus is narrowed down to a fine wine portfolio – how we enhance performance and spread risk by diversifying by region and vintage. In a recent Vin-X blog, […]
Category: Wine InvestmentRare fine wine and whisky prices are breaking more records in Q4 2018. Newsfeeds about record-breaking sales of rare fine wine and Scotch whisky for six and seven figures are almost starting to feel routine and trade press have commented again on two such events at the end of November 2018. Sotheby’s has just published the […]
Category: Wine InvestmentWe have previously reported on the benefits of including ‘Off-Vintage’ wines in fine wine investment portfolios as they offer value and strong returns. Information just published by Liv-ex analysts endorses this view with top performing wines that have been acquired for modest sums seeing growth up to 170%. Liv-ex has looked at the Bordeaux wines […]
Category: Wine InvestmentEvery Autumn the most famous wine auction in the world is hosted by the Hospices de Beaune raising €millions in support of important causes from international buyers. This year’s auction took place over the 18th– 20th November and the funds raised have been published at €14.2million (£12.6million), beating 2017’s record-breaking total €13.5million. The Hospices de Beaune […]
Category: Wine InvestmentIt’s a rare month that goes by without a headline in either the drinks trade press or mainstream media on the outstanding prices being achieved on the sale of rare Burgundy wines. Christies held its final fine wine sale of the year in Geneva on the 11thNovember 2018 raising CHF2.8million (£2.2M), including an assorted case […]
Category: Wine InvestmentAll of the Liv-ex fine wine benchmarks saw a stronger performance than the FTSE 100 and S&P500 in October 2018. Liv-ex has released its monthly performance review for October 2018 to trade members and it comes as no surprise that fine wine has outperformed international equity markets which have experienced the largest monthly fall this year […]
Category: Wine InvestmentGlobal commentators reported on Halloween that the “stock market horrors” experienced across the globe in October 2018, from HK to NY, have seen key indices take dramatic falls and markets lose $billions in value. Some view the current malaise as a result of the deepening trade war between the world’s two strongest economies, a view […]
Category: Wine InvestmentLiv-ex’s industry update last week commented on the uplift on Champagne sales taking the region’s share of trade on the exchange to 18.5% in the week the 19 – 25th October. Demand for Champagne as hospitality companies and consumers start to stock up ahead of the Festive season has driven trade and price movement. Cristal and […]
Category: Wine InvestmentWe haven’t heard much from Down Under this year so news this week of Australia’s top vineyard’s latest release definitely stirs up interest. Probably the only southern hemisphere wine estate producing wines of such quality and rarity to support a strong secondary market, Penfolds Grange is a key focus for wine investors looking for growth […]
Category: Wine InvestmentRECORD-BREAKING WINE SALES AND IDENTIFYING FUTURE VALUE: Our monthly market report provides an update on the performance of the key market indices published by Liv-ex along with a round-up on the industry news, critics’ views and top tips for investors in fine wine. This month’s Vin-X report will allow you to: Get the latest market data […]
Category: Wine Investment