Build Your Collection With Confidence
Ask Questions
If you are buying wine outside of your trusted source, do some research on the reputation of the seller. Online sellers may not post clear pictures of the bottle. Contact them and ask for better images and provenance.
House Rules
If you are buying from an auction house or reseller, do read the fine print about their terms and conditions such as guarantee of authenticity or return/refund policy.
Records
Your purchase receipts are valuable and provide provenance of your collection.
If you are buying wine outside of your trusted source, do some research on the reputation of the seller. Online sellers may not post clear pictures of the bottle. Contact them and ask for better images and provenance.
House Rules
If you are buying from an auction house or reseller, do read the fine print about their terms and conditions such as guarantee of authenticity or return/refund policy.
Records
Your purchase receipts are valuable and provide provenance of your collection.
Passion Aside
Most collectors say that they have an emotional connection to their wine, so it is not surprising that the investment world refers to wine as a “passion asset”. Accumulating it should be approached rationally and with caution. Counterfeit or bottles in poor condition can at once reduce the value of one’s portfolio.
Burden of Proof
Today there is so much wine that is traded on the gray or secondary markets through auction houses and resellers. These are great sources to find those rare and sought after bottles. Often, the burden of determining a wine’s condition and authenticity is on the purchaser.
Most collectors say that they have an emotional connection to their wine, so it is not surprising that the investment world refers to wine as a “passion asset”. Accumulating it should be approached rationally and with caution. Counterfeit or bottles in poor condition can at once reduce the value of one’s portfolio.
Burden of Proof
Today there is so much wine that is traded on the gray or secondary markets through auction houses and resellers. These are great sources to find those rare and sought after bottles. Often, the burden of determining a wine’s condition and authenticity is on the purchaser.
Poor Storage
Don’t pay for bad storage. Storage condition can often be determined from a physical examination of the bottle. An expert can help you determine whether the bottle exhibits signs of poor storage.
Counterfeit Wine
Before investing in that bottle you have been coveting, take some time to ask questions about the seller’s history and the wine’s provenance. Does the seller have a story to tell? Does the bottle have a story to tell? A physical inspection by an experienced authenticator can help you interpret that story.
Don’t pay for bad storage. Storage condition can often be determined from a physical examination of the bottle. An expert can help you determine whether the bottle exhibits signs of poor storage.
Counterfeit Wine
Before investing in that bottle you have been coveting, take some time to ask questions about the seller’s history and the wine’s provenance. Does the seller have a story to tell? Does the bottle have a story to tell? A physical inspection by an experienced authenticator can help you interpret that story.
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