newspaper City A.M. He certainly knows how to make
the most of fine wine for investment.
"Our customer base, in London particularly, consists
largely of business professionals," explains Hammond,
speaking over a glass of wine. "People in finance, bank-
ers, lawyers… And the reasons they come to us are ei-
ther to lay down a cellar, building a portfolio of wines
to enjoy at a later date, or purely from an investment
perspective, and we will structure a plan for them ac-
cordingly. But mainly, our clients do both, buying for
drinking and investing, and will drink some of their
profit. It's a nice, interesting mix."
Paul Hammond
co-founder and director
of IG Wines
