ONLY BUY SOMETHING THAT YOU D BE PERFECTLY HAPPY TO HOLD IF THE MARKET SHUT DOWN FOR 10 YEARS. W. BUFFET
As great wines improve and mature over an average of 10-25 years, they become rarer and their supply shorter; the demand for these wines increases. So it is no surprise that wine collectors all over the world have started to turn their hobby into an investment, making significant returns over the past decade. The first official tracking of investment wine performance dates back to 1998. Since then, within each 5-year holding period, fine-wine investment has produced a positive absolute return almost within any given time frame, having outperformed equities 98% of the time. As the demand for fine wine continues to grow, a new generation of connoisseurs is emerging, and the wine market s potential is growing. Above all, a fine bottle of wine continues to be a pleasure to hold.
There are several ways to purchase fine wine: through live and online auctions, with en primeur (wine futures), by buying shares of an investment wine fund; and directly from merchants, who also cater to hobby investors. It is worth noting that online wine auctions are growing at a faster rate than live ones, accounting for USD 49M out of total USD 370M in year 2016. En primeur in turn, provides the firmest guarantee of the provenance, as the wine is bought directly from the châteaux, while still in the barrel. Professional wine traders rely on the industry benchmark Liv-ex (the London International Vintners Exchange) a global trading platform for fine wine merchants and its indexes. The Fine Wine 100 Index tracks the price movement of the 100 most sought-after fine wines, and the Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 is its most comprehensive Bordeaux index.
Vindome is the first wine-trading platform designed for investing in the world s highest-valued investable wines by buying individual IT IS BELIEVED THAT BUYING WINE IS LIKE BUYING ART, EXCEPT YOU MUST CONSUME IT TO ENJOY IT. AT VINDOME, WE TEND TO ENJOY WINE EVEN MORE WHEN IT MAKES A PROFIT FOR OUR CLIENTS. bottles (shares) instead of entire cases, and trading them online. In order to accomplish that, we have found a way to smart-tag the cases and bottles right in the storage, then convert them into digital shares. Vindome is guided by two key values of wine investing: provenance and quality. We uphold these values by tracking all our stock with our own state of the art technology. While state of the art is claimed by many, what makes our technology different is how it is being used. The best investmentgrade wines are produced in small quantities (up to a maximum of 20,000 cases). Vindome s wines can be purchased and auctioned off in cases and bottles. With Vindome, you do not need to find a secondary market for the wine: it is available to you anytime on your device. Every bottle purchased through Vindome can be delivered to your doorstep at any time. You can either keep the wine as a further investment or enjoy it on a special occasion. This unique method of investing gives new and aspiring investors a chance to add previously unattainable wines to their portfolios, and allows merchants to tap into a new, greater, market segment.
These are the two main features that make up the Vindome platform. VINDOME AUCTION lets you buy individual bottles from cases of investable wines, and create your own wine portfolio. The bottles you purchase are converted to digital shares. VINDOME TRADING lets you trade your shares and manage the portfolio you created with Vindome Auction. Say, a world-known winery sells a bottle of wine to a worldknown merchant, along with 5 other bottles in the case. The merchant takes the bottle to an official, secured and insured, storage facility. The merchant could then sell the case, including the above bottle, through an auction, directly to a wine collector, or to another merchant/distributor. Those who are unable to buy the entire case are left out from the process. With Vindome Auction, as an alternative to buying an entire case, the merchant can offer our clients a single bottle. If an entire case is purchased, it can be divided into as many shares as there are bottles. Investors can then buy these shares through the auction. Once the case is successfully auctioned, the acquired shares are allocated to investors Vindome accounts. Vindome s experts mark the sold bottles with smart tags made of special adhesive film. Each tag has a unique scannable and traceable number containing the details of its location and ownership. All the information is stored on Blockchain, a new technology designed to make sure the information is SECURE, TRANSPARENT, and AUDITABLE. All Vindome shares of the case can now be traded through Vindome Trading. Vindome investors can place bids on wines that are already in the system, or request to add new wines. One of Vindome s certified merchants tracks down the requested wine and informs all interested parties when the wine is put up for auction. If someone outside Vindome offers to purchase a Vindometagged case, the case s shareholders vote to decide if they agree to sell at the offered price. Vindome portfolios are carefully catalogued in the system. All investors have a round-the-clock access to their portfolios and their respective valuations. All bottles are safely stored and insured.
info@vindome.org The wine market is set to reach a global consumption of more than 30 billion liters during the period 2016-2020. Wine sales and value are increasing around the globe. We invite you to join Vindome in this exciting and promising investment opportunity. After all, the best bottle of wine is one that is shared. www.vindome.org +44 7935 878 433