We pioneered tokenised fine wine. Now we're building the capital infrastructure the $515B wine market has never had — unlocking inventory, enabling financing, and connecting the world's finest estates.
Held wines on the original GrtWines marketplace?
Redemptions are now open. ↓
Fine estates & partners
Traditional lenders offer fine wine merchants 30–40% LTV — if they'll lend at all. They lack the data, the expertise, and the infrastructure to price world-class Bordeaux with confidence. That capital gap is our opportunity.
GrtWines tokenises wine inventories, prices them in real-time against Liv-Ex market data, and delivers 60–70% LTV financing within days. The collateral is on-chain. The provenance is tamper-proof. The risk is objectively understood — which means lenders can offer better rates, and merchants access more capital, faster.
Starting with one of La Place de Bordeaux's leading négociants — a 4,000-merchant network across 85 countries, with inventory pricing, distribution, and custodian relationships already in place. The hard part is done.
Merchants unlock 60–70% LTV against tokenised wine inventory — versus the 30–40% offered by traditional lenders who can't accurately price fine wine. More capital. Same cellar.
Every bottle tokenised on-chain with tamper-proof provenance from négociant to custodian. Fully auditable by any counterparty. Fraud-resistant by design. The collateral speaks for itself.
Because collateral is objectively priced and risk is fully transparent, lenders can deploy capital with confidence — at rates traditional banks can't match, and with a process that takes days, not months.
Jonathan Slone is the former chairman and CEO of CLSA, having started in the business in 1988 as a founding staff shareholder. Jonathan joined when CLSA was a small local broker active in only two markets and was instrumental in driving the global expansion of the business. He helped develop all aspects of CLSA's business spanning investment banking, equity brokerage, and private equity. In mid-2018, he became Chairman for Jefferies Asia, and in November 2021, he became Jefferies Senior Global Advisor for Asia.
Mathieu Chadronnier is the CEO of CVBG, one of Bordeaux's most influential wine negociants. Over the last 20 years, he has developed and paved CVBG's position as one of the elite players in La Place de Bordeaux. CVBG represents the finest wine estates from Bordeaux and beyond, and provides access to a unique distribution network of 3,000 prestigious clients, reaching out to over 85 countries. A modernist in this traditionalist world, Mathieu embraced very early on the numerous possibilities that I.T solutions offer wine distribution. His passion is deeply rooted in Bordeaux's vineyard, since he also owns Château Marsau with his wife Anne-Laurence, a talented and dedicated winemaker.
Meaghan Becker is a wine business executive based in Napa, California. She began her career at Goldman Sachs and moved to San Francisco for a strategy role in Silicon Valley after receiving her MBA from Harvard Business School. It was during this time that she discovered her passion for wine, moved to Napa, and joined the wine business. She was General Manager at Quintessa Winery and Publisher at JamesSuckling.com. In 2020, she founded her strategic advisory practice In Vino Veritas. She is also a partner in Realm Cellars and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Napa Valley Grapegrowers and VineView.
James Suckling is an entrepreneur, wine critic, and journalist with more than 41 years experience in the wine world. His company, JamesSuckling.com is one of today's leading wine media in the world. He and his team taste and rate almost 30,000 wines from around the world each year. The name James Suckling is respected by wine lovers, serious collectors, and wine traders worldwide. JamesSuckling.com currently has more than 600,000 unique visitors per year and approximately 5 million followers across all platforms.
Victor Yin recently graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and History along with a Master's degree in Computer Science. With experience in software engineering, he has spent the past two years building blockchain applications for various corporations. Victor is a strong believer that despite the noise, an idea focusing on meaningful utility that leverages blockchain technology is the best way to combine both worlds to make a great impact. Aside from tech, Victor has some background in the financial industry. He is also a passionate filmmaker.
Akarin Gaw has over 25 years experience in private equity, investment, and operations strategies. He started his career in investment banking before transitioning to being an active investor in growth companies and partnering with management teams of both startup and mature companies in the US and emerging markets. He has been an investor and Operating Partner affiliated with The Yucaipa Companies, LLC for the last 15 years, focusing on the real estate, food & beverage and hospitality sectors. He currently leads Asia Strategic Development for Soho House & Co.
Redemptions are now open for all wines purchased on the GrtWines platform — regardless of your original redemption window. Every bottle has been held safely with our custodian partners. Your rights are fully honoured.
Redeem Your Wine →Sign in or connect your wallet to see what you hold
Our team will contact you within 1–3 business days. CVBG will then coordinate shipping of your wine directly from their cellars.
How it works
Log in to your GrtWines account, then connect the wallet that holds your wine NFTs.
We verify your NFTs on-chain and redeem all your bottles at once — regardless of the original redemption window.
Our team reviews your request and CVBG, our custodian partner, will reach out to coordinate shipping directly to you.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
