WineFi
Fine wine investment platform (WineFi Management Limited, founded October 2023) offering data-led syndicates and private portfolios. Syndicate minimum £3,000; private portfolios typically c.£10,000. Fees: 12.5% upfront administration; storage and insurance covered for the first five years, then deducted at cost. Not FCA-authorised — wine is unregulated.
General Information
WineFi (legal name WineFi Management Limited, founded October 2023 by Callum Woodcock and Oliver Thorpe) is a UK fine wine investment platform offering data-led syndicates and private portfolios. Not authorised by the FCA — wine investment sits outside the FCA perimeter, so there is no FSCS or FOS recourse for the investment element.
How does it work?
WineFi uses proprietary data analytics to identify wines with investment potential. Wines are stored in bonded warehouses. Two product paths: syndicates (collective ownership; sale requires collective agreement) and private portfolios (single-investor; sale on instruction).
What do they offer?
Syndicates from £3,000; private portfolios typically from c. £10,000. Fees: 12.5% upfront administration fee on purchase price; storage and insurance covered for the first five years, then £0.95 per bottle per year deducted at cost from sale proceeds. No ongoing management or performance fees stated.
Who is it for?
Investors who want fine wine as a portfolio diversifier and accept the unregulated nature of the product, multi-year horizons and limited liquidity — especially in syndicates, where exit depends on collective agreement. Capital is at risk.
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