INVESTEC PODCAST: Wine in Focus ep 1 – Investing in Wine: Pairing Enjoyment with Returns

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Wine in Focus is an Investec Focus Radio five-part vodcast series hosted by Lerato Motshologane, a dealmaker at Investec for Business and founder of Discover Wines.

To coincide with Investec’s sponsorship of the Trophy Wine Show, we recorded this from Grande Roche, in the stunning Paarl winelands.

Lerato chats to wine makers, investors, farmers and judges on everything from how to invest in wine, to innovations changing the way we farm, and South Africa’s growing prominence on the international fine wine market. 

In Episode 1 of this series, you can listen to Johan Malan from Wine Cellar, Mike Ratcliffe (co-founder of Vilafonté) and Investec’s Roy van Eck as they discuss how to invest in fine wine. They cover how you tell the difference between a premium vintage and plonk, how to age wine, a wine bond, and their hopes for SA’s wine industry.

If you enjoy this, be sure to visit this page for more information and for upcoming episodes.

Lerato Motshologane works at the intersection of finance and fine wine. As a dealmaker at Investec for Business, when she isn’t shaping funding solutions for her commercial clients, she’s promoting and trading in South Africa’s finest wines. As founder of Discover Wine, she’s passionate about educating the local consumer about the value and quality of our wines and enjoys hosting international wine lovers in our beautiful winelands.

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