Wine as an asset: what collectors look for
About this episode
The episode discusses the transition from casual wine purchasing to serious wine collecting, focusing on investment strategies and the South African wine market.
Marble's head sommelier, Wikus Human and Investec's Roy van Eck, discuss what to consider when graduating from casual wine purchaser to wine collector. Together with host Palesa Mapheelle, they explain how to identifying age-worthy vintages, and the risks and rewards of investing in wine to make a financial return. They also share their personal journeys into wine, what mistakes they they've made along the way, and why South African wines may still represent an undervalued opportunity. KEY MOMENTS: 00:00: Introduction to Wine in Focus 00:38 Recognising the storms in Western Cape Winelands 00:58: Introduction to guests 01:56: The start of the wine journey for Wikus and Roy 04:02: Collecting wine for investment or consumption 05:00: How do you know that a wine is worth aging? 06:08: How sommeliers keep personal tastes at bay 07:03: Never buy one bottle at a time: Lessons on purchasing 08:00: The risks associated with investing in wine 09:51: Liv-Ex Fine Wine 1000 Index: Wine returns on the sharp decline 11:11: The reason behind falling wine prices 13:17: “En primeur” explained: buying wine still in the barrel 15:29: Wine regions and wine varietals worth noting 17:22: 2014 and 2023…
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