Burgundy | Regional Report
There is a maxim in the wine trade: no matter where a wine lover starts, they end up in Burgundy.
A key part of the attraction is in its contradictions: it is the most romantic wine region but also the most expensive; quality tends to be high but quantities are low; intuition is key but it is also one of the most researched regions.
With only two primary grape varieties and three classification ranks, Burgundy may appear simple, but with dozens of controlled places of origin (AOCs), hundreds of producers and thousands of wine labels, it can be incredibly complicated.
Our Burgundy Report delves into the fundamentals of this fascinating region, including the development of its investment market, historic performance, recent expansion and key players.
Discover more about:
- Burgundy’s price performance
- The expansion of Burgundy’s investment market
- History of the Burgundy wine region
- Burgundy’s structure and fragmentation
- Key Burgundy producers
- How we choose Burgundy for investment
Do not hesitate to get in touch and speak to one of our wine investment advisors for further information and to reserve your allocations.
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Three reasons why the Brexit deal will prevent customers from paying more for their wine.
Ever since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, trade talks and negotiations between the two sides had been full of uncertainty, posturing and brinkmanship which at times made it feel like a deal was unobtainable. So, the news that a trade deal – now ratified by the UK Parliament - had been struck on Christmas Eve last year was met with welcome relief across all industry sectors on both sides of the Channel and especially by those looking to invest in wine.
1. The costly VI-1 import documentation for UK and EU wines is no longer going to be introduced in July as previously planned. Taking its place will be a straightforward Wine Import Certificate which asks for basic producer and product information. This means far less admin and fees for wine importers, which in turn means no extra costs will be passed on to customers.
2. Crucially, wines will not have to undergo lab assessment for the new Wine Import Certificate. Submitting wines for lab analysis would have caused backlogs of wines which would have created frustrating shipment delays.
3. While UK wine importers are going to have to get to grips with new processes and forms over the coming months, this is just part of the anticipated bedding-in period which will become second nature as time goes on and as new processes are established.
With the previous uncertainty around Brexit having disappeared with the end of the transition period and with 2021 looking to mirror previous years of healthy returns for fine wine, contact us to speak to one of our advisors about creating your portfolio to invest in wine.
