Fine Wine and Spirits
Vint Futures & Casks I
The Vint Futures & Casks Fund is a new fund strategically designed for wine aficionados and spirit enthusiasts—and any accredited investor that is seeking to diversify their portfolio with fine wine and rare spirits, a non-correlated asset class that has returned nearly 15% in the last five years(1).
Combining extensive expertise and data-driven market research, the Vint team identifies arbitrage opportunities to give investors advantaged entry points into wine and spirits across global markets.
From there, Vint securitizes and safely stores carefully curated collections that represent some of the most sought-after assets with a track record of performance.
Offering Details
Min investment size:
Investor Type:
Accredited Investors
Launch Date:
January 17th, 2024
Fees:
0% management fee, 20% performance fee
*Please see the offering documents for additional fees
and expenses.
Offering period:
January 17th – April 30th, 2024
Vint is a real-alternative asset manager that has expanded access to wine and spirits investing by securitizing collections within the sector. While the global wine and spirits market is substantial in size, investment-grade wines and spirits only make up a small percentage of overall production.
These limited bottles and vintages offer investors a range of interesting considerations.
Diversification
Wines and spirits is an alternative asset class that doesn’t always move in correlation with traditional stocks, bonds, and real estate.
Tangibility
Wine and spirits are real assets that physically exist in the world.
Collectability
Fine wine and spirits of substantial enough value for investment can bring interesting history and character, making them alluring to both investors and collectors alike.
Fine wines and rare spirits with longer aging processes mature over time, which can also increase their price points as they grow older. And beyond bottles, the industry has seen innovation more broadly, like authentication and traceability of a bottle’s history via blockchain.
Alcohol beverages and their trade have been a mainstay of human civilization for countless generations. And where there is commerce, there is investment. Fine wine and spirits have been long standing investment opportunities, with recent examples fetching impressive sales at auction.
Examples provided are for illustration only and do not represent fund holdings. Refer to official documents for accurate information.
Take, for example, the Macallan Adami 1926—a bottle of single malt Scotch whisky that was auctioned at Sotheby’s in November 2023 for a record-breaking price of $2.7 million(2).
What is Vint?
Founded in 2019, Vint is a fine wine and rare spirits asset manager that set out to make an otherwise opaque and inefficient investment process simple. Vint’s equity products offer investors looking for exposure to bottles and casks of wine and spirits a streamlined strategy.
93
completed deals
$17M
in raised capital
2.5K+
investors
14K+
bottles
Innovation in securitized fine wine and spirits
1. Qualified Offerings
Vint has completed many offerings qualified under Regulation A+.
2. Wine Mastery
Vint’s team of experts includes one of 57 Masters of Wine in the United States. Together, they source, secure, and sell their collections.
3. History of Success
Since its inception, Vint has successfully raised over $10MM in capital and, in the process, closed on more than 90 deals with more than 2,500 investors.
4. Extensive Network
Vint works with a global network of merchants, auction houses, négociants, and producers to acquire assets with notable provenance.
5. Secure Storage
All assets are insured and maintained in professional climate-controlled storage facilities as close to the expected geographical region of the final sale as possible.
6. Diverse Collections
Vint’s thematic collections vary by size and asset. To date, Vint has offered collections ranging from wine, spirits, wine futures, and whisky casks.
Securitized wine and spirits: a strategy for individual investors
Vint uses proprietary data analysis to source investment opportunities in mispriced fine wine and spirits assets. The team uses this data in tandem with its industry network to curate collections of fine wine and spirits that are securitized for investment.
The share price for each collection in the Fund includes:
Acquisition costs of all underlying assets
Sourcing and storage expenses
Insurance charges
Filing fees
By combining direct sourcing relationships with a wholly-owned direct-to-consumer fine wine and spirits e-commerce-style investment platform, Vint seeks to mitigate transaction expenses levied upon the investor to improve returns.
Meet the Vint team
Team
Nick King, CEO
Nick King is the co-founder and CEO at Vint. Prior to Vint, Nick was on the domestic equities team at a $20bn value investment fund.
Patrick Sanders, CTO
Patrick Sanders is the co-founder and CTO at Vint, where he leads the technology team. Prior to Vint, Patrick was a Software Engineer at Capital One.
Adam Lapierre MW, COO
Adam is one of the foremost experts in the fine wine world with more than 20 years of experience. Prior to Vint, Adam served as the Director of Procurement, Chief Wine Officer, and President at Vinfolio, a large fine wine retailer and storage provider. Adam is one of 57 Masters of Wine in the United States.
Brady Weller, Investor Relations
Brady is the Head of Investor Relations at Vint. Brady is a former Mercatus Center Fellow in Political Economies and consultant at the High Lantern Group.
Advisors
Dan Gallagher
Advisory Board & Former SEC-Commissioner
Amy Christine MW
Advisory Board & Co-owner of Holus Bolus
& Joy Fantastic
Miles Davis
Advisory Board & Portfolio Manager Wine Owners
Kevin Sidders
Advisory Board & Founder
of VinConnect
*These advisors offer valuable insights and perspectives to Vint, but their roles are strictly advisory in nature. The involvement of advisors should not be construed as endorsements or guarantees of investment performance.
Invest in top-tier wine and spirits
Vint Futures & Casks I offers investors broad exposure to the most relevant regions and producers in the sector with a single investment minimum of $2,500.
Documents
Please be advised that a sourcing fee of 5% is payable to Vint at the time of acquiring fine wines and spirits for the fund. This fee is an expense that will be borne by the fund itself, ensuring full transparency and clarity for our investors.
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Vint Futures & Casks I
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$2,500
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