Our own activity
Our Cellar
Wines&Joy puts its own money into bottles, cases and independent wineries. This page explains how, and why we tell you.
What this is, and isn’t
Wines&Joy does not sell investment products or give investment advice to others. Nothing on this site is an offer, a recommendation to invest, or a promise of return.
Back what is genuinely interesting, before it is obvious.
We put our own money where our curiosity is. Some wines are acquired for return, in money or in bottles. Others join the Wines&Joy cellar for tastings, education and events.
Bottles and cases
Chosen on the merits. What we look at:
- Producer trajectory
- Quality and scarcity
- Vintage and provenance
- Ageing potential
- Market recognition and relative value
- Long-term demand
Wineries
We may support independent producers in different ways, structured to suit both sides.
- Financial investment
- Revenue participation
- Strategic support
- Long-term allocations
- Returns paid partly or wholly in wine
A selection from the cellar
A selection as of October 2026, not the full list. Famous names sit next to bottles most people have not heard of, and both belong. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy.
France
Olivier Leflaive
Meursault Les Meix Chavaux, 2020
Burgundy
Louis Latour
Corton Grancey Grand Cru, 2019
Burgundy
Château Léoville-Las Cases
Saint-Julien, Deuxième Grand Cru Classé, 2022
Bordeaux
Château Kirwan
Margaux, Troisième Grand Cru Classé, 2019
Bordeaux
Italy
Michele Chiarlo
Barolo Cerequio Riserva, 2016
Piedmont
Allegrini
Fieramonte, Amarone della Valpolicella, 2015
Veneto
Rocca di Frassinello
Baffonero, Maremma Toscana, 2019
Tuscany
Castellare di Castellina
I Sodi di San Niccolò, 2019
Tuscany, Magnum
Germany and Australia
Dreissigacker
Riesling Geyersberg Trocken, 2013
Rheinhessen
Over the Line
2019
Coonawarra
If we write about any of these producers, the article says so. How we disclose
How we keep it honest
- Any interest we hold is labelled on the page or post where the wine or producer appears.
- Opinions are presented as opinions, and claims about producers rest on facts.
- We don't promise returns, and wine can fall in value as well as rise.
Are you a producer and want to talk? Write to us.