Blockchain Bylines The Nasdaq for Wine: Turning Bottles into Blockchain Assets
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Nov 4, 2025 David Garrett, co-founder and CEO of dVIN Labs, dives into the innovative world where blockchain meets wine. He shares his passion for tokenizing investment-grade wine and creating a 'Nasdaq for Wine' that enhances liquidity and trust in an age-old industry. Discover how their AI tool, Bacchus, offers insights into wine pricing and market trends. Garrett also explains how digital corks serve as ownership deeds, making wine investment transparent and secure, ultimately helping both producers and collectors thrive.
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Showing Credibility With Rare Bottles
- David Garrett brought two rare Spanish wines to illustrate his passion and credibility in wine.
- He described Vina Tondonia and a Priorat Grenache/Carignan as examples of artisanal, scarce bottles.
Blockchain Solves Wine's Data Blindspot
- The wine industry is highly decentralized with thousands of independent winemakers and middlemen, leaving little consolidated data.
- Blockchain provides unique global business intelligence, transparency, and low-cost transactions needed to modernize the industry.
Investment-Grade Wine As A Locked Asset Class
- Investment-grade wine is scarce, regulated, and trades on secondary markets, forming a distinct $300B asset class.
- Lack of liquidity and a global order book keeps that value locked in small, fragmented markets.