Fine Wine Collecting

Grant Ford Ltd provides fine wine collectors with tailored advice to create a wine collection from scratch or to manage an existing cellar or portfolio.

Our fine wine consultant Claire Collini is a fine wine specialist with 20 years' international experience at Sotheby’s where she was a Director of the Wine Department until 2020. During the course of her career, Claire has valued, inspected and sold a wonderful array of wine collections ranging from the bijou to some of the most valuable private collections ever sold worldwide at auction.

Cellar Management

Physical inventory and condition checking
Practical help with organising your cellar
Identifying which wines are ready for drinking and which would benefit from further cellarage
Identifyling where there are gaps in your collection or surplus wines.

Portfolio Management

Asistance with managing your professionally stored and in bond portfolios alongside your privately cellared wines.

Build a New Collection

Consultation with you to create a cellar plan and buying strategy based on your collecting objectives and the style of wines you enjoy drinking.

Buying

Advice about what to buy and help with sourcing wine through trusted merchants and suppliers.

Selling

Guidance on the diverse routes to selling your wine and maximising the value of your collection.

Valuations

Valuations and advice about what to drink, keep or sell; formal valuations for insurance or probate purposes.

Bespoke Collection Management System

A bespoke collection management system installed and administered by us which gives you accurate and easy oversight of your entire wine collection.