WHAT IS A WINE BROKERAGE?
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DEFINITION: "an independent contractor who acts as the agent in the sale of wine products. Typically, wine broker's services are contracted by smaller wineries and wholesalers who cannot maintain their own in-house marketing representatives. A wine broker means every person, other than a salesman who is regularly employed by a licensee, who engages as an agent in the sale or purchase of wine for or on behalf of another or others for a fee or commission." (BEVERAGE TRADE NETWORK).
OUR MISSION:
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"WE ARE HERE TO FACILITATE THE WINE BUYING/SELING PROCESS BY PROVIDING OUR LOGISTIC AND WINE EXPERTISE, OFFERING OUR EFFICIENT SALES AND MARKETING FUNDAMENTALS, AND CONNECTING YOU TO OUR INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF COLLECTORS . "
I. WHAT IS MY WINE WORTH?
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We're happy to tell you what your wine is worth! From quick wine appraisals of your collection to more detailed provenance inspection services, we have you covered. Use the form below to send us a list of your wines (be sure to include every producer, vineyard or proprietary name, vintage, bottle size, and quantity available), and we will respond quickly with a complimentary assessment. Alternatively, you can send inventory documents and/or bottle photos via email to fibonaccibrokerage@gmail.com. We strive to respond to all inquiries within 3 days.
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II. HOW TO INVEST IN FINE WINE
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Who We Are: Although we are a new company, we have combined expertise in the wine industry access to market data necessary to make valid pricing deductions, as well as a great international wine network of producers, importers and collectors alike. Fibonacci Brokerage is the team that can help you organize fine wine into an alternative investment asset class that suits your lifestyle and financial goals.
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What We Do: Our job is to provide clients with the best possible strategy for buying, selling, and trading investment-grade wines.
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Why Invest in Wine: "The secondary market for fine wine is similar to the market for fine art. As wine ages with time, consumption takes a toll on the availability of any particular vintage. This is especially true of top vintages with lower than average yields which are famous for concentration and longevity. The result is the appreciation of price and demand combined with a reduction in supply that is exacerbated over time. As of EOY 2017, the fine wine market has increased in value by an average of 10% over EOY 2016 across all major auction indices, with some indices advancing by over 31%." - Estate Wine Brokers
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Our Method:
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Information – We closely follow harvest reports and monitor trends in the auction and retail markets in order to harness supply and demand from the point of true opportunity. We are not mesmerized by the hype surrounding wine scoring, and we do not gamble in the futures market.
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Negotiation- We network within Private Equity Groups and Family Offices to find investment-grade wine collections. We perform appraisal, provenance, and negotiation services at a fair rate to ensure optimal pricing and full disclosure for our Clients.
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Post Delivery-We offer continued support to our Clients including logistics, insurance, cellar advisory, and sell-side assistance with auction houses and via our Private Client Network.
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Liquidity Event – We advise Clients as to when to liquidate all or part of their collections to maximize gains, and we know which outlets are performing at the highest levels. We provide a strategy that delivers maximum ROI over a sustained sale period.
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III. HOW TO SELL FROM YOUR PRIVATE COLLECTION
"Selling your wine can be quite a daunting task; from an emotional to financial range. Lets say you are a collector, possibly even for decades, and you have decided it's financially beneficial to sell at this point in time rather than consume or store it longer."
"Fibonacci Brokerage is interested in brokering your properly cellared fine wine, and will handle the door-to-door logistics of every transaction. We have strong access to current market rates which will ensure that you receive the highest possible ROI while avoiding the high commissions and uncertainties of wine auctions."
"To begin the appraisal process, please prepare an inventory of your wine that includes the name of every producer, vintage, vineyard or proprietary wine name, quantity on hand, bottle size, and bottle condition (Microsoft Excel is our preferred format). All wine must have a defined provenance, and documentation and/or purchase receipts may be required. Please use the contact form below if you have any questions or require any assistance with this process."
"We frequently purchase high-end wines from California (Napa Valley and Sonoma), Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy, and elsewhere. If you're asking the question "How do I sell my wine collection?" the first thing you must ask yourself is why? Do you need money? Have your tastes changed, did you stop drinking wine, or did you inherit a wine collection? We want to make sure that regardless of the reason why you want to sell your wine collection, it's done with respect, dignity, and confidentiality. "
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IV. COLLECTING WINE
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Collecting wine is not as easy as it sounds. Wine is complex and there are many reasons why you should take some time to prepare a wine collection. Here's a simple guide on how to build a wine collection that's right for you.
Plan - Collecting wine in most cases means that you want to build a library of sorts. This requires patience and resources. For starters, if you have an idea on the amount of wine you want to collect, then you can plan ahead.
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Space - Select a location for your wine collection. Wine requires a space that is both climate controlled so that the temperature is held constant, and ideally at 55-62 degrees F and 70% humidity. There are three things that will kill wine; heat, light and vibration. Your wine collection is typically best stored in an area where no sunlight hits the cellar. Make sure that your wine collection, if you incline to store it for prime aging, is kept at cellar temp.
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Organize - Organize a wine collection based on varietal with the wines which have a sooner maturity peak in an area most accessible. Keep longer term storage. If you have the original cartons or wood boxes, keep those along with receipts of your original purchase of the wines. In the event that you choose to sell your wines, receipts establish provenance and value to your wine collection.
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Inventory - Keep an inventory of your collection. You don't need to keep track, but once or twice per year, it helps to keep track of your wine in a spreadsheet. This will tell you what you have and.or what you should buy, hold, drink or sell from your wine collection.
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Research - Researching what wine varietals last the longest will add longevity to your collection and will eliminate the stress of having to drink wines fast, being forced to give them away or pour down the drain. Be watchful that you aren't buying too much of a varietal that has a short drinking window.
Practice discipline is an art in itself. Don't go too deep on one wine and be watchful of trendy wines. Wine changes with time and may not be as impressive now as it can be later. Additionally if you are collecting wine for investment purposes be careful about too much of one wine at all time highs.
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Share- Meeting wine people can be as rewarding in the process of establishing a wine collection. Wine meet ups or "off-lines" are events where people attend and bring wines from their collections to share with others. This allows you to taste your wines along side other producers.
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Ask an expert - Don't be afraid or intimidated to ask a wine professional such as a fine wine retailer or wine broker for suggestions. They work for you and a good wine retailer or broker should never make you feel inadequate or intimidated.
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The rewards of wine collection can range from improved personal lifestyle to a financially rewarding event. Please let us know how we can help you in establishing a fine wine collection.
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V. OUR NETWORK
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We offer the services of cataloging and pricing your private wine collection, move it to their storage facility and has thoughtfully sold. Our specialities lie in acquisition, storage, and resale.
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From acquiring a large private collection at very attractive prices, to selling down some of our excess inventory, to storing items we are holding for later, We recommend anyone with significant collection to consult with Fibonacci to sell their holdings
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