Engagements & fees
Every relationship begins with a written point of view: what I will own, what you will receive, what it will cost, and what remains outside the scope.
Begin a private conversationThe models
One decision may need a project. A living collection may need someone to keep watch.
From $1,200
Inventory, condition and provenance review, drinking-window map, independent valuation, and a written report suitable for insurers and estate advisors.
For anyone who owns more wine than they can list from memory.
See the engagementFrom $10,000 per year
A standing wine practice for executive and employee experiences, client entertaining, company gifting, and the year-round hospitality calendar.
For firms where wine currently belongs to whoever has time in December.
See the engagementFrom $2,500
A collection designed from a blank page around your palate, properties, entertaining life, time horizon, and approved wine budget.
For someone with the budget and the room and no idea where to begin.
See the engagementFrom $1,100
Wine, menu, room, and service composed as one evening, with chef, household, venue, glassware, and specialist staffing coordinated as required.
For a host with a date, a guest list, and a reason for the evening.
See the engagement
What every engagement includes
A written brief and scope, before I start
The fee, and how third-party costs are handled, in the same document
Named deliverables and one person answerable for them
A report, plan or record that stays yours whether or not we work together again
A closeout conversation and an honest recommendation about what to do next — including nothing
Ongoing collection counsel
Ongoing counsel for a living collection: acquisition strategy, allocation hunting, drinking-window management, records, and gifting on call.
$500 per month
Quarterly drinking-window pull list
Allocation and release alerts, matched to your cellar
Gifting counsel on call
Annual collection review
$1,000 per month
Everything in Village
Standing acquisition strategy and sourcing counsel
Cellar records maintained for you
Semiannual on-site visit (tri-state) or virtual walkthrough
$2,500 per month
Everything in Premier Cru
Anthony as your dedicated advisor
Sourcing fees waived on the first $50,000 acquired each year
Quarterly on-site visits and annual written revaluation
First invitation to private tastings and tables
Acquisition counsel
10% of purchase price, and nothing else
Our sourcing fee is paid by you, disclosed before we search, and is the only compensation we take. We hold no inventory, accept no retailer margin, and take no referral fees — so the bottle we recommend is only ever the right bottle.
10% on the first $25,000
5% on everything above
$250 minimum. Wine is purchased by you directly from licensed sellers.
Read the House StandardsQuestions of fit
A short private conversation establishes the decision, people, timing, location, and approximate budget. If Prestige Vin is the right house for the work, you receive a written scope, fee, and definition of responsibility before anything is confirmed.
Published figures are starting professional fees. Collection size, guest count, locations, urgency, travel, production, and the level of ongoing access determine the final proposal. Third-party costs are always separated from the Prestige Vin fee.
You do, directly from licensed retailers or auction houses and in your own name. Prestige Vin can select, source, and negotiate, but never takes title to the bottles or embeds a retailer margin.
Yes. A Cellar Audit often leads to Cellar Direction; a company table can lead to The House Account. We recommend continuity only when it creates more value than commissioning each engagement separately.
Tell me what you need handled. I will recommend the narrowest engagement that can do it properly.
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