161: Investing in Fine Wine - Cult Wines CEO Tom Gearing

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 5 p.m.

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Tom Gearing is CEO and co-founder of Cult Wines Ltd, the world\\u2019s leading fine wine investment company with assets under management of \\xa3130 million. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in London, the company has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and New York (late 2020). Cult Wines provides physical fine wine portfolio management services to private individuals and clients of family offices, wealth managers and private banks globally. Tom has overseen the growth of the business receiving a number of awards including appearing on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in 2015 and 2017, as well as receiving a Queens Award for International Trade. Tom regularly features as a market commentator appearing on media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC Europe, CITYAM and more. Tom is a former runner-up on the BBC\\u2019s Apprentice in 2012.

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Time Stamps:

  • 07:40 \\u2013 How did you get started in Wines?
  • 12:09 \\u2013 What is a \\u201cfraud\\u201d wine?
  • 15:44 \\u2013 Is there a lot of money in owning and operating a vineyard?
  • 19:28 \\u2013 Which country sells the most wine by volume\\xa0 ?
  • 22:00 \\u2013 What is driving the price of wine?
  • 25:56 \\u2013 What happens when the bottle \\u201cgoes bad\\u201d?
  • 30:30 \\u2013 Do wines differ with food pairing and ageing?
  • 34:24 \\u2013 How does Cult Wines Ltd engage with different investors?
  • 42:16 \\u2013 What are the range of portfolios with your investors?
  • 44:04 \\u2013 Are all your investors financial investors?
  • 46:30 \\u2013 Where do you have operational centers throughout the world?
  • 47:27 \\u2013 Are there any restrictions on who can invest?
  • 48:15 \\u2013 Could you see yourself doing anything different?
  • 51:29 \\u2013 Sam & Johnny Recap

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