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October 2014 Champagne Investment Report Dear Friends, As you know I’ve been recommending you build your portfolio with Champagne and Rhone Valley wines over the past few years. The Champagne market is a good market to be in right now because it’s fairly robust and aggressive. Prices are rising and Champagne is a good solid […]

September 2014 Wine Investment Report James Pala MD Sure Holdings [ct_button url=”https://twitter.com/JamesPala1″ color=”#FFFFFF” background=”#666666″ gradient=”#444444″ description=”” size=”small” position=”left” icon=”twitter” target=”” rel=””]Twitter[/ct_button] In this months update I would like to comment on the Bordeaux wine market prices. The first growth Bordeaux wines are still under performing in general but there has been some good news that […]

Premier Cru Collapse If you are following the wine investment market and keeping a close eye on the latest news, you will have heard that Premier Cru Fine Wines Investments Ltd has ceased trading due to one of the directors having a serious illness. Premier Cru Collapse Stuns Wine Investment Community Founded in 1995, Premier […]

How to Invest into Fine and Rare Wines Investing into fine and rare wines is an alternative investment method to the traditional financial holdings of stocks, bonds and real estate. While most wine is purchased for consumption, some wines are purchased with the intention to resell at a higher price in the future. Just a […]

En Primeur Ltd Reportedly Bankrupt! What Should Investors Do Now? Decanter Report En Primeur Ltd Owes Creditors £1.8 million! This week on Decanter it was reported that En Primeur Ltd, a UK wine investment company, having gone bankrupt, there are concerns regarding the company’s wine stocks. You can read the full article from decanter here […]

Who turned Lafite into vinegar? Hi Friends and Clients, As the title suggests, the reaction of the market to Lafite and the other first growths for that matter, is seemingly one that would sway your thinking that someone had in fact turned Lafite into vinegar.  This of course can not be true because if Lafite had […]

June 2014 Wine Investment Report I hope you have been enjoying the World Cup. Here is my latest market update on fine wine investment. Before I start, I have some good news, we had more success with our last Champagne recommendation. We recommended Dom Perignon Rose Vintage 2002 @ 2200 pounds/case around 6 weeks ago. […]

Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Janasse Vielles Vignes 2012 BUY NOW Recommendation. Dear Friends, I have some great news, we negotiated a superb parcel of wine from the Rhone Valley. This is a Chateauneuf du Pape wine. Its from ‘Domaine du Janasse’ which is one of the most exclusive vineyards in Chateauneuf du Pape. This is […]

May 2014 Wine Investment Report Here is a quick wine market report as I wanted to share with you what’s been going on lately in the fine wine world. Before I start, I have some good news, if you have been reading our updates then you will be aware that Champagne has been doing very […]

Dom Perignon Rose Champagne Vintage 2002 | Buy Recommendation I have a wonderful Champagne to offer you. This Dom Perignon Rose Champagne is such a tiny allocation and it was really hard getting it. Our last few deals just fell through because we were not happy with the prices. The Vintage is 2002. Dom Perignon […]

Having Someone to Manage your Wine Portfolio Storage Bordeaux Market Prices There were a lot of fine wine companies especially in the UK that went bankrupt last year with the Bordeaux market prices dropping the way they did. Where to Store Your Wines? Are you one of the many wine investors out there who are […]

Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades NV Brut Gold Cuvee Champagne Dear Friends and Clients, I have a brilliant wine to recommend to you. This Ace of Spades is a Brut Champagne and they call it their Gold Cuvee. Armand de Brignac is the brainchild of the Cattier family, located in Champagne in the Montagne […]

February 2014 Wine Investment Report We’ve done some analysis on the wine market and found some interesting bits of information for you: Sothebys in Hong Kong had a very successful auction a few weeks ago, most of the Bordeaux wines that they auctioned off were sold above their estimated selling prices. They sold 29 million […]

2013 Year End Newsletter from our Founder While first growths have struggled to find their footing over the past year, 2013 has been a good year for our Rhone valley and Champagne recommendations. What will 2014 bring? Many are anticipating potential gains that could be had in the first growth Bordeaux wines should they attempt […]

Condition Report on Fine Wines in Storage Condition Reports In view of the trend of buyers of wines seeking condition reports, Sure Holdings has decided to organise condition reports for your wine held under our management at 10 GBP + VAT for wines stored at the London warehouse and 8 Euros for wines stored at […]

October 2013 Champagne Investment Report There’s a number of interesting facts related to Champagne investment right now. The weather has made it hard for wine makers in France this year and it’s clear at the moment that the region of Champagne are especially under pressure to achieve their usual yields. Obviously as investors this is […]

August 2013 Wine Investment Report Chateau Ausone won a trademark case in China recently. It is good to see China finally tightening up on trademarks. Its important for trademarks on investment wines because it reduces fraud and keeps them exclusive. If you are not aware about Chateau Ausone – It’s a first growth from the […]

June 2013 Wine Investment Report Three more properties in Bordeaux have been bought by Asian Investors. One of the buyers is a Singaporean and two others from mainland China. A real estate agent in Bordeaux said that Chinese investors buying Bordeaux Chateau are on one a month this year. With investors from Asia on a […]

March 2013 Wine Investment Report The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index showed continued growth in February, It closed the month UP at 3.1%. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index increased 2.9%, and its now up 9.7% since mid-November. These are fairly decent improvements for the whole market that i’m referring to. In the Liv-ex 100 […]

February 2013 Wine Investment Report I have some news on the fine wine market. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 rose 2.8% in January – its highest move since February 2011 and the Bordeaux 500 edged up 2.2% for the second month in a row. The First Growths saw the biggest rise, with the Liv-ex top […]

Wine Investment Market Update It’s a Brand New Year 2013! We hope you had a great New Year celebration and had some time to relax and enjoy a good glass or two of fine wine with family and friends. Christies had an Auction in Hong Kong in December, which fetched 4.2 million Pounds and broke […]

December 2012 Wine Investment Report Here are some of the latest bits of news in the wine market. If you have been following closely you will know the Bordeaux market has been picking up slight momentum over the last few months and it is good to see we may have confidence slowly coming back into […]

November 2012 Wine Investment Report If you were following the market closely we saw last month there were some upgrades of wines in classifications, the London Vintners exchange was up and Rabobank are saying that global wine stocks are at their lowest point in ten years. This month the OIV (Organisation of Vine and Wine) […]

October 2012 Wine Investment Report We have some new terms and conditions which will be published this month, please take a look and contact us if you have any questions. They highlight everything on our service and there is some important information pertaining to buying and selling wines with Sure Holdings on there. You need […]