Tristan Berghaus delivering the keynote at the European
Private Wealth Excellence Forum 2025 in Barcelona
The top partner for professional wine investments.
Whether you are a private client, HNWI or family office - we build and manage your Fine Wine portfolio with the depth of an asset manager and the passion of a wine expert. From the first conversation to the optimal exit.
From the first analysis to the optimal exit.
Six steps, one partner. From goal analysis and active portfolio management to exit-optimised sales - personally supported by our expertise in wine, logistics and finance.
Goal analysis & strategy
A conversation that changes everything. We understand your goals and turn them into a concrete portfolio concept.
Selection & entry prices
Direct access to château allocations before market release - at prices reserved for a selected circle.
Secure storage in Geneva
Bonded warehouse, fully insured, climate-controlled. Your capital is stored safely and grows.
Real-time platform
Market values, storage certificates, reports - everything live in your personal dashboard.
En Primeur & follow-on purchases
Early subscriptions and strategic additional purchases consistently harness the cost-average effect.
Maximum-value exit
Pooling creates negotiating power. We sell where demand is strongest.
Expertise you can feel.
Tristan Berghaus and Peter Irnich are WSET-certified wine specialists with deep expertise in wine valuation, logistics and financial structuring. No other provider in the German-speaking market combines these three disciplines in this way.
WSET
Zertifiziert – beide Gründer
7+
Jahre Fine-Wine-Expertise
#1
Die Nummer 1 in Deutschland
4
Handelsnetzwerk in 4 Kontinenten
The investment approach.
A proven system of six building blocks that systematically optimises your returns from selection to exit.
Hard-to-beat entry prices
Direct relationships with leading châteaux and négociants secure allocations at prices that private investors without our network cannot access.
Cost-average effect
Strategic follow-on purchases across vintages and regions smooth the average entry price and sustainably reduce timing risk.
Precise portfolio integration
Fine Wine complements your existing portfolio perfectly: low correlation to equities and bonds, a true tangible asset and cross-asset diversification.
Optimised exit deals
Pooling client wines creates trade-relevant volumes. That strengthens negotiation power, reduces logistics costs and maximises ROI.
Global exit channels
We sell where demand is strongest: London, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York. Directly via broker networks or through Christie's and Sotheby's.
Active long-term partnership
No set-and-forget. We stay involved with regular market analysis, proactive recommendations and a personal contact who knows you.
The exit. Where patience pays off.
By pooling the wines of our clients, we create trade-relevant volumes. This significantly strengthens our negotiating position, reduces logistics costs and maximises return on investment - a structural advantage that individual investors cannot achieve on their own.
And we know the channels: from direct broker networks to the leading international auction houses.
Exit markets
London · Singapore · NYC · HK
Auction houses
Christie's · Sotheby's · Acker
Pooling advantage
Lower costs, higher ROI
Exit timing
Data-driven & market-cycle dependent
Who is this for?
Fine Wine as an asset class scales from the first investment to institutional portfolio strategy.
Private investors
Both new and experienced investors benefit from complete support - from the first conversation to a successful exit.
- ✓Portfolio start with single cases possible
- ✓Personal advisory
- ✓Complete execution
HNWIs
For high-net-worth individuals we offer tailored portfolio structures, cross-asset integration and discreet service at the highest level.
- ✓Cross-asset integration
- ✓Tax-optimised storage
- ✓Exclusive allocations
Family offices
We think in generations. Fine Wine as an asset class is ideal for long-term wealth strategies with stable returns and real substance.
- ✓Intergenerational strategy
- ✓Reporting & compliance
- ✓Dedicated advisory team
Your portfolio. Live in view.
Our digital client portal shows you in real time what your portfolio is worth, where it is stored and what needs to happen next. No guesswork, no waiting - full transparency anytime, anywhere.
Control
Current market values
Storage
Digital storage certificates
Insurance
Covered at full value at all times
Communication
Reachable for you 24/7
A long-term partnership starts with a conversation.
No script, no sales pressure - just an honest conversation about whether and how Fine Wine fits your strategy. We take the time.
