Listen to this episode if you want to learn how to start a wine collection and/or how to invest in wine. Wine collection and investment expert Brian Ward of Cask100 and the Winston Art Group offers a primer on starting, safeguarding, and selling a wine collection. Additionally, he talks about the fairly new financial strategy of wine investment, including how it differs from wine collecting.

The key points covered in this episode:

• What makes a wine valuable and collectible
• How to start a wine collection
• How to store, maintain, and secure your wine collection
• Collection strategies
• What regions to consider when building a collection
• How to sell wines from your collection
• Introduction to wine investing, and how it differs from collecting

Brian Ward is the Director of Wine and Spirits for Winston Art Group and Principal of the Cask 100 Fund. He can be reached at ward@wineadvise.com
Winston Art Group: https://winstonartgroup.com/
Cask 100 Wine & Whisky Fund: https://cask100.com/

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Winemaker Alessandro Medici of Medici Ermete winery in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, explains every type of sparkling wine and how each is made -- from Champagne to Pet-Nat and everything in between. He is an expert on this subject because -- surprise! -- he makes Lambrusco in every style discussed.

You can learn more about Alessandro and his wines at the Medici Ermete website - https://www.medici.it/ and by following their Instagram @mediciermete

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The Buglioni family was known and respected in the Italian garment industry -- until the early 2000s, when the patriarch of the family bought a quaint farmhouse for rest and relaxation. Listen to Mariano Buglioni explain how he accidently became an Amarone producer, and also how you can enjoy Amarone on purpose, in this episode.

Also:

• Find out the craziest wine-and-food pairing EVER
• Learn how Amarone and Ripasso are made
• Get the lowdown on Verona, the romantic town of Romeo and Juliet

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Have a question, comment, or idea for an upcoming episode? Email me at ask@wine365.com or leave a voicemail at 513.399.6712

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