June 17, 2025 (London, UK) — WineFi, the wine investment fintech which offers investors a cost-effective and data-driven approach to investing in fine wine, today announces the launch of Burgundy II, its latest investment syndicate focused on the world’s most prestigious wine region.
The launch follows the exceptional performance of WineFi’s original Burgundy syndicate – ‘The Burgundy Collection’ – which has so far delivered 9.5% annualised alpha versus the market benchmark. While many wine portfolios have taken a hit in recent months, WineFi’s data-driven approach generated strong outperformance, demonstrating the power of quantitative analysis in a market that has long relied on received wisdom and hearsay.
Burgundy II offers access to a diversified, expertly-curated portfolio of Grand and Premier Cru wines from the region’s most coveted producers, including Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Armand Rousseau, and Domaine Leroy, from as little as £5,000. The syndicate is designed to capitalise on current market dislocations whilst positioning for recovery as green shoots appear in the secondary market.
Over the past decade, Burgundy has been the standout performer amongst fine wine regions, delivering a 209% return compared to Champagne’s 116%. At the peak of the market in October 2022, the Liv-ex Burgundy 150 was outperforming the NASDAQ by 30%. Even during recent market corrections, nearly a quarter of investment-grade Burgundian wines delivered returns of 10% or more per annum over the past five years.
“The traditional fine wine investment model is broken. Brokers are incentivised to push the products that they have in stock – not to find the best opportunities in the market for their clients,” said Callum Woodcock, CEO of WineFi. “A lack of data-driven analysis means that even these decisions are made on ‘gut-feel’ and outdated notions of which regions constitute the best investments. WineFi introduces the scrutiny and data-driven approach to fine wine investing that you would expect of any traditional asset manager.”
The syndicate leverages WineFi’s proprietary analysis of over 18 million data points across more than 100,000 wines, combined with the expertise of its veteran investment committee.
Some ultra-premium Burgundy wines are currently trading as much as 20% below their market peak, presenting rare entry points in a historically high-return category. The timing is particularly compelling as Burgundy’s secondary market shows signs of stabilisation after an extended correction, with a price-weighted index of liquid investment-grade Burgundies posting gains over the past three months for the first time since October 2022.
About WineFi
WineFi makes fine wine investment accessible and cost-effective through their market-leading data science and the multi-decade expertise of their veteran investment committee. WineFi allows investors to build bespoke portfolios, or uniquely to co-invest in diversified, expertly curated portfolios. Combining quantitative data analysis with decades of wine expertise, WineFi helps investors gain exposure to an historically high-performing, tax-efficient asset class possessing low correlation to traditional asset classes. The company serves both individual investors through its syndicate platform and family offices through bespoke portfolio services. All wines are stored in Coterie Vaults, a state-of-the-art UK government bonded warehouse, where light, temperature, and humidity are carefully controlled to maintain investment grade quality.
