About FINE+RARE
Our mission is simple: to make collecting a joy. Since 1994, we’ve been providing discerning collectors with access to the world’s most sought-after wines and spirits, first in London, then Asia and now throughout Europe. With our expert team and ground-breaking technology, we are here to help you buy, sell and manage your dream collection.
FINE+RARE is built on a passion for the exceptional. Everything we do is driven by a love of rarities and providing those that collect them with a world-leading concierge service to elevate the process.
Unrivalled access
We have an extensive, global network of producers, agents, reservists and clients to give you unparalleled access to the world's finest wines and spirits.
Expert advice
Our team loves collecting as much as you do. With decades of experience and knowledge, we’re on hand to advise on every element of your collection.
Perfect provenance
We take provenance seriously, with a team trained in counterfeit detection and dedicated to authenticating everything that comes into our warehouse.
Local service and delivery
With members of our team across Europe, we are ideally placed to offer local access, language, currency and invoicing, dispatching orders from our climate- and humidity-controlled warehouse in Italy to guarantee the fastest possible delivery.
A global view
We have teams based across Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and the US. We are a truly global business. We deeply understand the needs of our partners and clients – we are where they are. We implicitly know each market, best-placed to offer the remarkable service that is expected of the FINE+RARE name.
Our legacy
We were born in London in 1994 as a wine and spirits broker. Since then, we’ve opened offices around the world, although London – the beating heart of the fine wine and spirits trade – remains our global headquarters. We’ve built a reputation as the leading authority in buying, selling and collecting the most remarkable wine and spirits
In bond storage
Store your collection in our bonded warehouse in London. Tax and duty payments are deferred until wine or spirits are delivered, making it a tax-efficient way of collecting. Kept at optimal temperature and humidity, your collection will mature to perfection. For added peace of mind, your collection is insured at replacement value. Long the norm in the UK, through us clients in the EU and Switzerland can store their stock securely with the same tax benefits.
En primeur
Wines sold en primeur are essentially “wine futures”, young wines that are sold while still in barrel. It can be the best way to secure an allocation of wines made in tiny volumes, while wines often also go up in value once bottled and as they reach maturity. The wines are sold in full, unmixed cases, in bond (ie ex duty and VAT), and shipped once bottled. With our longstanding relationships, you have access to stock of the world's finest wines as soon as they're released.
Remarkable experiences
We aren't just at the end of the phone or email: we curate exceptional dinners, tastings and other events to bring clients and producers together in the real world. These special experiences offer the chance to taste wines and spirits from the world's most revered producers.