Storage & Insurance
All assets are stored and insured with Coterie Vaults, a state-of-the-art bonded warehouse facility purpose built for the storage of fine wine.
Secure and Transparent Storage: Wines are held in a ring-fenced account in your name (in the case of private portfolios) or under the register of members (in the case of syndicates). Even in the unlikely event that WineFi was to cease trading, your wines remain your property.
Independent Verification: You are able to inspect and audit the assets should you so choose, and verify the condition of the assets with a third-party. On request, we can also provide a Letter of Attestation from Coterie Vaults confirming this.
Comprehensive Asset Protection: Your assets are insured at full market value (based on the Liv-ex Market Price).
Coterie Vaults stores all wines in perfect conditions. In practice, this means the following:
High Security: The facility is monitored 24 hours a day. For goods coming in or out, an air-lock chamber is used to always maintain security.
Light & Vibration Controlled: Light speeds up the aging process of wine, so Coterie Vaults ensure the wines spend most of the time in the dark. Small vibrations can also disturb a wine’s sediment, increasing chemical reactions and the ageing process. Coterie Vaults has "marble-like" polished floors and bespoke, uniquely designed handling vehicles to reduce vibration as much as possible.
Temperature controlled at 12°: This is important because fluctuations in temperature may cause the cork to expand and contract, letting air into the bottle and damaging the wine.
Capital is at risk. Wine values can go down as well as up, and investments may not perform as expected. Returns may vary. You should not invest more than you can afford to lose. WineFi is not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. Investments are not regulated and you will have no access to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) or the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Past performance and forecasts are not reliable indicators of future results and should not be relied on. Forecasts are based on WineFi’s own internal calculations and opinions and may change. Investments are illiquid. Once invested, you are committed for the full term. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may change.
You are advised to obtain appropriate tax or investment advice where necessary.
WineFi is a trading name of WineFi Management Limited. Registered in England and Wales with registration number: 14864655 and whose registered office is at 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5PF.