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Investing in Fine Wine
A €30B market whose supply shrinks every year and whose returns have trailed equities since 1900.
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Inside
- 01The asset that disappears
- 02The honest track record
- 03The regions, one by one
- 04How you actually get in
- 05The IA view
16 sections, every figure sourced and dated
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News·
Whisky cask pitch count falls 31% in a week to 164
WID cask pitches slid to 164 on Oct. 4, down 10.38% on the day and 30.8% in a week. The 30-day change stands at -35.69%, raising the question of whether…
5 min read
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Whisky cask median slips to £2.84 per LPA, down 6.27% in a week
WID's whisky cask median mid price fell 5.33% on the day to £2.84 per LPA and is down 6.27% in a week. The move extends a soft patch; the key question is…
5 min read
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Whisky cask prices slip 7% on the week to £3 a litre of pure alcohol
The median whisky cask mid-price stood at £3 per litre of pure alcohol on September 16, flat on the day but down about 7% over seven days, raising the question of whether bids are resetting or pausing.
4 min read
Investing in Bordeaux
The world’s most liquid wine, whose futures system has lost buyers money on most vintages since 2016.
37 min read
Investing in Burgundy and Champagne
Burgundy and Champagne are allocation markets where access, not analysis, sets the return.
40 min read
Investing in Whisky Casks
Casks are sold by unregulated brokers at prices no public market quotes; bottles have a real auction record.
47 min read
Investing in Wine Through Platforms and Funds
Managed wine platforms charge 2–3% a year on an asset that has returned about 5% before costs.
42 min read
How Fine Wine Became an Asset Class
An asset whose supply shrinks every year, priced for 150 years inside a closed loop of merchants — and what changed when the trades finally went public.
10 min read