According to Investopedia: Alternative investments can include private equity or venture capital, hedge funds, managed futures, real estate, art and antiques, commodities, and derivatives contracts.Based on this and several dozen other references, fi

The US Presidential Election has all but concluded, and during this time of national transition, we've observed a surge in individuals migrating capital away from traditional investment vehicles like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds and into alternati

For over a decade, proprietors Fred and Carol Schrader have produced benchmark Cabernet Sauvignons from the most prestigious vineyards in Napa Valley, most notably the historic Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. With the help of superstar wi

STEP 3: CHECK THEIR PRICESAs you are checking the price trends of the wines your potential wine brokers recommend, you should also be checking the actual prices they are quoting you. As you look up every wine on their lists on Wine Searcher and

STEP 2: TEST THEM TO ASSESS THEIR SKILLSMost wine brokers you come across will pass Step 1, having experience. If they don’t, remove them from consideration immediately.  But once you’ve found five to ten wine brokers who have experience, and th

We have been in the wine business all our adult lives, and we know, at least by reputation, all of the major wine brokers in the country. When friends come to us and ask how to find and select a wine broker to work with, this is how we recommend that

You’re ultimately responsible for storing your investment safely. Without proper cellaring, your wine can become worthless in short order. Storing rare wine requires long-term thinking that takes into account all worst-case scenarios. For starters,

Estate Wine Brokers has recently learned that Chateau Phelan Segur, a 70-hectare property in the commune of Saint-Estephe, is set to be sold to Belgian businessman Philippe Van de Vyvere in early 2018 for an undisclosed sum. Founded in the earl

At a basic level, a wine broker is someone who acts as a middleman between people selling fine (or rare) wine and people looking to buy fine wine. There are many wine brokers, but not many good ones, and it is crucial that you work with only with goo

In our latest blog entry, we traced the history of Lafite Rothschild 2000 from its initial release to the present day, using market data to argue that the wine represents a smart investment. Here, we will examine a so-called “unicorn wine,” Sine Qua