We combine the joy of getting to know fine and intoxicating beverages with sensible investment, resulting in a long-term preservation of value and consequently also profit.
WINE AND WHISKY ARE OUR PASSION
I would like to learn more about the Wine Management Investment Fund
10–20 years
That is the ideal investment horizon, during which the quality of investment wine increases as it matures in the bottle, while becoming scarcer on the market.
$45 600
This was the stunning amount a single bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1806 sold for in 2017 at auction at Christie’s auction house.
85 %
That is the percentage of investment wines originating in the Bordeaux region. It is also the only wine region in the world which, thanks to its exceptional “terroir”, produces high-quality wines in relatively large quantities.
THREE FACTS ABOUT WINE
THREE FACTS ABOUT WHISKY
3–50 years
This is the range of the length of time that whisky is left to mature in barrels.
$298 879
That is the astronomical amount for which a bottle of fifty-year old whisky, The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky 50 YO, part of an edition of 150 bottles by Suntory Spirits Ltd., sold at auction in 2011.
90 %
That is the percentage of investment spirits originating in Scotland and Japan.
Founder
Martin Kovář has been devoted to whisky for more than ten years, that is, since 2008. He is a member of the very prestigious Single Malt Whisky Club 12 Men of Tyn(e). He has long supported the Scottish Games at Sychrov Castle, which are currently among the largest Scottish games in Europe. He specializes mainly in whisky from Scotland, especially the famous whisky from the island of Islay and whisky from the Mortlach distillery. He owns more than 500 bottles of investment whisky and shares in barrels of whisky that is bottled in Scotland.
Portfolio Manager
Erik Portanger has been investing professionally in fine wine for more than 20 years. His interest in wine began while working as a journalist for the respected Wall Street Journal newspaper in the late 1990s. Since then, he has built a substantial personal wine portfolio while helping clients globally to profit from this fast-growing alternative asset. Erik Portanger is a co-founder and former Head of Strategy for 1275 Collections SA in Switzerland, which uses technology to build fully-traceable wine collections. He is also CEO of Alchemy Cellars, which advises high-net-worth individuals and family offices on wine investing. Erik Portanger writes regularly about the fine wine market and has contributed to multiple publications, including the Wall Street Journal, The World of Fine Wine and Decanter magazine.
APPRAISERS
Martin Kopecký
Martin Kopecký has been professionally dedicated to wines for more than 12 years. He is also a member of the Association of Sommeliers of the Czech Republic. He cooperates with …
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… foremost merchants in the Bordeaux Region – Ulysse Cazabonne, Barrieres Freres, Maison Ginestet. He also works with merchants dealing in archive* and unique wines – Vins Rares Peter Thustrup, Version Vin, Lesserre Distribution, and HermanVines. He specializes in French wines, primarily from the Bordeaux and Bourgogne regions, and then further in German wines from the Mosel region, and, finally, also wines from Italy – Tuscany, Piedmont. At the same time, Martin Kopecký also owns the unique wine bar Pavillon du Vin in downtown Prague.
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Zdeněk Kortiš
Whisky ambassador Zdeněk Kortiš came to whisky during his work internship and an important career and life stage in Ireland…
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… He fell in love namely with its history, as well as its legacy in all things handmade surrounding the making of the “water of life”. From Irish whisky, it’s then just a short leap to Scotch single malts. And Scotland, with its whisky distilleries, breathtaking natural beauty and the rough but honest temperament of its people—similar to our Czech temperament—all this brought him the love of his life.
Since then, regular visits to various distilleries, festivals and blogging about whisky have become a very pleasant part of his professional life as a whisky ambassador.
Whisky, however, can also make for a beautiful and fascinating hobby, and a person may easily succumb to a powerful passion for collecting. Currently, Zdeněk owns more than 2,500 bottles of whisky, and most of these can be viewed at Olomouc’s popular The Black Stuff Irish Pub and Whisky Bar.
Educating not only himself but also sharing his wide range of knowledge with his colleagues, bartenders and others interested in this exquisite spirit, is what he enjoys most in his fulfilling job as whisky ambassador. Being in contact with people who love their work, for example, mainly during the Pernod Ricard Bar Academy project, where Zdeněk of course teaches about whisky, can be powerfully inspiring and fill you with positive energy.
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václav rout
Václav Rout is a foremost expert on whisky. He also works as a whisky appraiser. He gives enthralling lectures on whisky around the world and has authored two books…
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… and is a regular contributor to professional journals devoted to spirits. He is the administrator of the www.whiskyexpert.cz website and owner of the renowned whisky bar Whisky & Kilt in downtown Prague. Additionally, Václav Rout is also whisky brand ambassador for Rémy Cointreau. He owns one of the largest collections of investment whisky in the Czech Republic.
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Mirka Kverková
Mirka Kverková has been active in the world of whiskey for 18 years and sees her work as a hobby. Her whiskey journey began in…
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Her whiskey journey began in the Scottish town of Campbeltown, where she lived for a year and a half. After returning to the Czech Republic in 2006, she started working at Fous Spirits, which imports and sells whiskey. She also runs the Whiskeria bar in Prague, situated in the gothic Jindřišska Tower (Jindřišská věž).
She has visited several Scottish distilleries over the years. She graduated from the whiskey academy at the famous Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay and Springbank School in Campbeltown.
Mirka is the founder and president of the first Czech women’s whiskey club.
Another career milestone in her life is the organization of the Whiskey Life! Prague festival, which she took over in 2023.
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I would like to learn more about the Wine Management Investment Fund
About us
The Wine Management Investment Fund is an instrument that enables affluent clients to effectively co-own a portfolio composed of investment wines, spirits, vineyards, wineries and distilleries. We combine the joy of getting to know fine and intoxicating beverages with sensible investment, resulting in a long-term preservation of value and consequently also profit.
WINE AND WHISKY ARE OUR PASSION
Three facts about wine
10–20 years
That is the ideal investment horizon, during which the quality of investment wine increases as it matures in the bottle, while becoming scarcer on the market.
$45 600
This was the stunning amount a single bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1806 sold for in 2017 at auction at Christie’s auction house.
85 %
That is the percentage of investment wines originating in the Bordeaux region. It is also the only wine region in the world which, thanks to its exceptional “terroir”, produces high-quality wines in relatively large quantities.
Three facts about WHISKY
3–50 years
This is the range of the length of time that whisky is left to mature in barrels.
$298 879
That is the astronomical amount for which a bottle of fifty-year old whisky, The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky 50 YO, part of an edition of 150 bottles by Suntory Spirits Ltd., sold at auction in 2011.
90 %
That is the percentage of investment spirits originating in Scotland and Japan.
Founder
Martin Kovář has been devoted to whisky for more than ten years, that is, since 2008. He is a member of the very prestigious Single Malt Whisky Club 12 Men of Tyn(e). He has long supported the Scottish Games at Sychrov Castle, which are currently among the largest Scottish games in Europe. He specializes mainly in whisky from Scotland, especially the famous whisky from the island of Islay and whisky from the Mortlach distillery. He owns more than 500 bottles of investment whisky and shares in barrels of whisky that is bottled in Scotland.
Portfolio Manager
Erik Portanger has been investing professionally in fine wine for more than 20 years. His interest in wine began while working as a journalist for the respected Wall Street Journal newspaper in the late 1990s. Since then, he has built a substantial personal wine portfolio while helping clients globally to profit from this fast-growing alternative asset. Erik Portanger is a co-founder and former Head of Strategy for 1275 Collections SA in Switzerland, which uses technology to build fully-traceable wine collections. He is also CEO of Alchemy Cellars, which advises high-net-worth individuals and family offices on wine investing. Erik Portanger writes regularly about the fine wine market and has contributed to multiple publications, including the Wall Street Journal, The World of Fine Wine and Decanter magazine.
APPRAISERS
Martin Kopecký
Martin Kopecký has been professionally dedicated to wines for more than 12 years. He is also a member of the Association of Sommeliers of the Czech Republic. He cooperates with …
Read more
… foremost merchants in the Bordeaux Region – Ulysse Cazabonne, Barrieres Freres, Maison Ginestet. He also works with merchants dealing in archive* and unique wines – Vins Rares Peter Thustrup, Version Vin, Lesserre Distribution, and HermanVines. He specializes in French wines, primarily from the Bordeaux and Bourgogne regions, and then further in German wines from the Mosel region, and, finally, also wines from Italy – Tuscany, Piedmont. At the same time, Martin Kopecký also owns the unique wine bar Pavillon du Vin in downtown Prague.
Gallery
Zdeněk Kortiš
Whisky ambassador Zdeněk Kortiš came to whisky during his work internship and an important career and life stage in Ireland…
Read more
… He fell in love namely with its history, as well as its legacy in all things handmade surrounding the making of the “water of life”. From Irish whisky, it’s then just a short leap to Scotch single malts. And Scotland, with its whisky distilleries, breathtaking natural beauty and the rough but honest temperament of its people—similar to our Czech temperament—all this brought him the love of his life.
Since then, regular visits to various distilleries, festivals and blogging about whisky have become a very pleasant part of his professional life as a whisky ambassador.
Whisky, however, can also make for a beautiful and fascinating hobby, and a person may easily succumb to a powerful passion for collecting. Currently, Zdeněk owns more than 2,500 bottles of whisky, and most of these can be viewed at Olomouc’s popular The Black Stuff Irish Pub and Whisky Bar.
Educating not only himself but also sharing his wide range of knowledge with his colleagues, bartenders and others interested in this exquisite spirit, is what he enjoys most in his fulfilling job as whisky ambassador. Being in contact with people who love their work, for example, mainly during the Pernod Ricard Bar Academy project, where Zdeněk of course teaches about whisky, can be powerfully inspiring and fill you with positive energy.
Gallery
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václav rout
Václav Rout is a foremost expert on whisky. He also works as a whisky appraiser. He gives enthralling lectures on whisky around the world and has authored two books…
Read more
… and is a regular contributor to professional journals devoted to spirits. He is the administrator of the www.whiskyexpert.cz website and owner of the renowned whisky bar Whisky & Kilt in downtown Prague. Additionally, Václav Rout is also whisky brand ambassador for Rémy Cointreau. He owns one of the largest collections of investment whisky in the Czech Republic.
Gallery
Will be added.
Mirka Kverková
Mirka Kverková has been active in the world of whiskey for 18 years and sees her work as a hobby. Her whiskey journey began…
Read more
… Her whiskey journey began in the Scottish town of Campbeltown, where she lived for a year and a half. After returning to the Czech Republic in 2006, she started working at Fous Spirits, which imports and sells whiskey. She also runs the Whiskeria bar in Prague, situated in the gothic Jindřišska Tower (Jindřišská věž).
She has visited several Scottish distilleries over the years. She graduated from the whiskey academy at the famous Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay and Springbank School in Campbeltown.
Mirka is the founder and president of the first Czech women’s whiskey club.
Another career milestone in her life is the organization of the Whiskey Life!Prague festival, which she took over in 2023.
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