In an era of on-going uncertainty – inflation, commodity crunch, geopolitics, climate change – alternative investments such as wine continue to hold steady as a store of value.

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March 4, 2022

After a scorching year, the wine market entered 2022 with fiery momentum across every major wine index. With the advent of the new year, we pondered whether or not the wine auction market could sustain its momentum, and whether or not bidders would continue to compete for wines at unprecedented prices.

Based on early data in Q1 2022, The Wine Market Journal is excited to report our findings based on 9 live and 28 internet auctions through mid-February.

Broad Market Indices 
The Wine Market Journal’s broad market indices each jumped approximately 4% in the first six weeks of the quarter. Our Blue-Chip WMJ150 index grew 4.09% and our TOP500 trailing slightly with a 3.93% uptick.

The rate of growth for our broad market indices has not kept pace with what we observed in the final quarter of 2021. There are, however, an abundance of auctions yet to be held in Q1 with plenty of time and opportunities for the market to gain momentum.