Can you Invest in Wine?
Investing in wine used to be intimidating. It was also considered only for the rich. Fortunately, things have changed. Wine investment is available to everyone and anyone who is looking for a stable alternative investment. It has – and continues to – deliver consistent returns. The category went up +13% from June 2020 to June 2021, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index. What’s more, only a modest amount of up-front funds are required to begin building your portfolio. While we always recommend speaking to one of our investment experts before getting started, fine wine is considered to hold fewer risks and more advantageous gains than nearly any other financial or alternative asset category.
Our Top Five Reasons to Invest in Wine
One: Fine wine has a low correlation with gold, oil and global financial markets. It has delivered consistent compounded growth of 10% over the last 30 years. By diversifying your overall investment portfolio with wine, you could add a safe investment that could bring stability and profits, regardless of the economic climate.
Two: It’s a tax-free investment with no Capital Gains Tax. Those who leave their cash in UK bank accounts will see their money eroded over time by inflation. Inflation is currently running at 4% in the UK at the time of writing and those wanting to make the most of their savings should seriously consider taking advantage of the tangible investment options out there.
Three: Fine wine is an improving asset in diminishing supply. The more corks that are pulled over time, the rarer the wine is and therefore the harder to find.
Four: Investing in wine is best when held for a mid to long-term investment period. The longer wines are held, the more opportunity you could have for higher returns.
Five: Perfect provenance of fine wine secures its value and desirability and is absolutely critical when investing or selling. Provenance is 100% guaranteed when you buy from us. All our wines are professionally stored in government bonded warehousing.
Find out how to get started investing in wine: download our free guide or contact us.
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.
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