Services Offered

Vintage Variation LLC offers a variety of fine wine services. The most common business takes the form of private client advisory and wine cellar management. Nick advises clients on wines to buy and sell, to drink and cellar, as well as offering valuations and approaches to deaccessioning.

Nick also offers wine events to fit all purposes: from fine wine dinners for friends or businesses, to online or in person tastings for businesses, private clients or wine professionals. Finally, Nick advises retailers, restaurants, wineries and other wine related businesses on product knowledge and maximizing sales.

Private client Advisory Services

  • Multi-channel acquisition strategies: sourcing wines across a range of retail, auction and other sources, in the US and Europe

  • Agency: work as agent for the client, managing all aspects of purchasing, shipping and storing wine

  • Inventory management: creating and maintaining accurate wine inventories

  • Inventory analysis: identifying areas in wine collections for expansion or reduction

  • Deaccessioning advice: identifying opportunities for inventory reduction through profitable sales

  • Wine futures: advice on buying wine futures confidently and profitably

  • Storage advice: how best to store wine

Event Services

  • Wine tastings for private clients, online, at their home or in restaurants

  • Tastings or dinners for corporate clients and their guests

  • Themed tastings or dinners, such as: vertical tastings (one wine or producer across multiple vintages); horizontal tastings (one vintage across multiple producers) or single region/country tastings

  • Please enquire about possibilities for tastings for charity