The Directors and Advisors of the Fund have a combined 60+ years of successful wine investment experience. The investment team is one of the Top 5 largest buyers of Bordeaux Investment Grade Wines and have privileged relationships with the chateaux and is headed by Henning Thoresen who is among the select few who have been presented the title of "Commandeur d' Honneur" by the Commanderie du Bontemps de Medoc et Graves - Sauternes et Barsac in Bordeaux, France in recognition of his achievements.
 

Bordeaux office 

Our Bordeaux office is headed by Henning Thoresen. Mr. Thoresen and his team meet frequently with the top chateaux, their owners, their representatives, their wine makers, their merchants and wine critics. These meetings are undertaken not only to perform due diligence and to ascertain the quality of the wines but also to determine the strategy of the chateaux, their overall organization as well as current investment and marketing plans, in order to analyze the investment potential of the chateau's wine. These meetings provide the Wine Growth Fund with accurate and updated information to make wise investment decisions. It conducts rigorous research using proprietary analytical techniques, including a proprietary 8-step structured system for analyzing Investment Grade Wines and to monitor trends and movements of the Bordeaux fine wine market. This has led to informed investment decisions resulting in lower levels of risk and  returns that often far exceed that of many investments in major stock exchange index-linked funds.  The successes have created a strong reputation for the firm, resulting in attracting significant capital.

Our team in Bordeaux also looks after the wines that are stored in Bordeaux and validates the provenance and condition of all Investment Grade Wines the Fund purchases. 

Singapore office 

The Singapore office provides investment advice to the Wine Growth Fund.  It conducts rigorous research using proprietary analytical techniques to monitor trends and movements of the Investment Grade Wine market in Asia.  As Asia is set to overtake both the United States and Europe as the global fine wine hub within the next few years, the Singapore office plays an important role in identifying investment trends early.

 

Henning Thoresen
Director, Wine Growth Fund

Mr. Thoresen is one of the most respected and well connected persons in the Bordeaux wine industry. He has more than 20 years of professional wine experience, wine portfolio structuring and wine investment management experience. Previously, Mr. Thoresen was one of the Wine Specialists who supplied to the Norwegian state-owned liquor monopoly.

Mr. Thoresen is a founding director of The Wine Growth Fund and BDXV and is based in Bordeaux, France where he meets up with Chateau owners, their representatives, winemakers and wine critics on a daily basis. With hundreds of "Grands Cru Chateaux" in Bordeaux he seeks to find only the most quality driven owners who have the vision and ability to maintain themselves as luxury chateau brands with good investment potential.

Mr. Thoresen has developed a proprietary structured system for analyzing, tracking and rating Investment Grade Wines. This system is a key part of the Wine Growth Fund's investment process.

Mr. Thoresen is one of the select few who have been presented the title of "Commandeur d' Honneur" by the Commanderie du Bontemps de Medoc et Graves - Sauternes et Barsac in Bordeaux, France and plays the role of ambassador all the world over for the great wines of Bordeaux, France.

Daniel Burra
Director, Wine Growth Fund

Mr. Burra is a highly respected Bordeaux businessman and has for the past 32 years assisted Chateaux and wine merchants in Bordeaux with legal, fiscal, financial and accounting services.

For the last 6 years, Mr. Burra has been an active contributor to various forums and study groups organized by "Great Wine Capitals - Global Wine Network". Mr. Burra is experienced with the wine markets in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Australia, USA and South Africa where he has performed detailed research on these markets and has studied the differences between each major wine region and acquired a valuable global wine knowledge. Mr. Burra graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Pau business school (1971-1976).

Tan Cheng Teik
Advisor, Wine Growth Fund

Mr. Tan is one of the pioneers of structured wine investments and is highly regarded in the wine investment industry. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Mr. Tan was a telecommunications entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley, USA before deciding to pursue his true passion – wine. He has over 12 years of wine experience and was a founding partner of the Wine Growth Fund and a director of BDXV, one of the top Bordeaux wine specialists.
 

The structured wine investments Mr. Tan pioneered have generated consistent returns and he travels frequently around the region and is often invited to appear on television, newspapers, magazines and seminars to talk about wine investments. Mr. Tan has also been presented the title of “Commandeur d’ Honneur” by the Commanderie du Bontemps de Medoc et Graves – Sauternes et Barsac in Bordeaux, France for his contribution to the French wine industry.

Roman Scott
Advisor, Wine Growth Fund

Roman Scott is the managing director of the Calamander Group, an investment management firm based in Singapore and London.  The group’s focus is on alternative investments for high net worth individuals and institutional investors.  Calamander Capital invests in, and advises Asian banks; manages a private equity fund; and advises other specialist investment funds.  The Group manages a property portfolio across four countries, and has a twenty year track record of audited returns on equity of over 30%.  Scott serves as the Economic Spokesman for the British Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, and sits on the board of three other financial institutions in Asia.