We remain cautious about the use of the word 'Investment' in the context of wine, and we do remind our customers we are wine merchants rather than investment managers. Nevertheless, we do believe there is a strong potential to own wines which will appreciate in value. We run a service called 'Wine Portfolios' which allows customers to build a portfolio of top end wines which we believe are best placed to rise in value.

We have a simple set of principles which we apply to identifying the wines each individual should own. We then store the wines In Bond in our sister company Hestia Wines Limited and send annual valuations. We believe a Portfolio should be held for the minimum of five years in order to maximise the benefit of the capital appreciation. Another positive - there is no Capital Gains Tax to pay on wine.

For further information on this service, or a list of our current recommended wines for inclusion in a Portfolio, please contact us.