Vega Sicilia
number 1 on the world's most important wine index!
News that normally lies completely outside our comfort zone. After all, this isn’t about tasting wine but about stock indexes and returns.
But this time, I felt it had to be shared! It’s no coincidence that we have been the distributor for Belgium for this top winery since 2008.
We are therefore proud that the wines of Vega Sicilia have taken first place on the London wine trading platform Liv-ex.
Here, the value of all wines worldwide is monitored and determined, always based on sales and appreciation around the world.
While investing in wine has generated one of the highest returns over the last 15 years, Spain has so far played a rather small role.
Only two of our domains made it to the Liv-ex top 100: not coincidentally Pingus and Vega Sicilia.
On this list, Burgundy normally takes the top spots: in 2020, 2021, and 2022, it was Domaine Leroy. In 2023, followed by Domaine Leflaive.
However, Burgundy has taken a severe hit in the market, resulting in a significant decline. And Bordeaux’s big names have been struggling for a while.
This year, there are even no French producers in the top 3.
But just look at our Spaniards:
Liv-Ex wrote the following about this:
“Spain – no longer under the radar?
Vega-Sicilia tops the Power 100 list. This is the first time a Spanish wine has done so.
While there are other wines in the stable, this is overwhelmingly a story about Unico (and to some degree Unico Reserva Especial).
Spearheaded by US demand, Unico has been one of 2024’s few success stories.
The facts speak for themselves. Compared to 2023, Vega-Sicilia Unico’s trade count is up 193%, its trade volumes are up 324%, and its trade value is up 310%.
With considerable heritage – it was first produced in 1915 – and still representing good value, it is unlikely to be a flash in the pan.”
There’s little to add to that.
Now in primeur!