Depending on how you look at it, wine is either the newest old alternative assets, or the oldest new one.
Wine has performed spectacularly well during the 2022 downturn, and thanks to platforms like Vinovest, Cult Wines, Vint, and BrightCellars, you can now own full bottles & fractional shares of the world’s finest wines.
Spirits like whiskey and tequila have a place in our bellies, and increasingly, a place in our portfolios.
This week’s Alts Community highlights live deals across maritime exploration and Japanese whisky casks, alongside SPV updates, collector car exits, and member discussions shaping alternative investment opportunities.
Today, we’re staying in the far east, taking a look at Japanese whisky.
This week’s Alts Community leans into Japanese whisky’s reset, outlines a structured cask SPV strategy, and highlights live deals, meetups, and co-invest opportunities across alternatives.
This week’s Alts Community mixes live, time-sensitive deals with a lighter community pulse—spotlighting Tomball preferred equity and Tequila III, rolling out new rewards and polls, and surfacing sharp discussions that jump from overvalued stocks and film economics to iRobot’s collapse and, somehow, snail orgies.
A short, curated alternative gift guide featuring handcrafted glassware, iconic Space Pens, collectible art prints, and a special Altea holiday offer for new members.
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail transformed rural distilleries into a tourism juggernaut that welcomed 2.7 million visitors in 2024. Twenty-five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
We visited Jalisco to check on Altea’s tequila investments and unveil Tequila III — the next chapter with House of Rare. Barrel aging, master distillers, and a visionary new facility redefining how the world experiences tequila.
A recap of Altea’s October 2025 meetups: From New York to Hong Kong to Los Angeles.
Enjoy this recap of our Altea summer meetups. From a SF cliffside mansion, to an Austin airplane hangar, a sold-out NYC art show, a tequila-fueled masterclass, and a space startup tour.
The whiskey market is cooling after years of hype. Cask firms have collapsed, some investors got burned, and transparency is lacking. But smarter platforms and asset-backed deals are paving a better path forward.
How TEFAF Reinvented Itself for a New Era, TEFAF’s Elite Attendees and Spectacle, and More…
Scotch whisky is timeless, and the long-term investing trend is clear. But distillers have a cashflow hangover, creating a special opportunity for investing in casks.
We create indices for eclectic modern alts. We’ve got a vinyl index, a whiskey index, and more. This helps us find the best buying opportunities for our alternative investment fund
We wrap everything up with a rich qualitative analysis. You’ll understand the pros & cons of investing in all sorts of alternative asset classes.
