Knight Frank International Viticulture Services

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Whether you’re looking to buy a large-scale wine business or a small villa with vines to keep you in wine for the year, we’re here to help. We have a dedicated international wine investment team that specialise in vineyard buying and selling, with experience in both on- and off-market properties.

We have experts operating in the biggest wine producing regions across the globe, including Italy, France, South Africa, and Australia. If you’re interested in learning more about the rapidly-expanding English wine industry, visit our UK Viticulture division to see how the team can help you.

We’re a truly international business with 500 offices worldwide, allowing the International Viticulture team to draw on a large resource of services and expertise, and giving them access to a deep pool of potential buyers.

Buying and selling vineyards internationally

When it comes to a wine farm sale, our team can provide sensible and careful advice to guide the purchaser and seller to find the right solution for them. We also offer a wide range of aftersales management services to help the buyer seamlessly takeover the seller’s agricultural estate, where there’s often a period of handover necessary to keep the agricultural production running smoothly.

Our services are tailored to individual needs, circumstances, and the specific property. We’ll put together the relevant team of experts to fulfil all your requirements. We work with the utmost discretion, confidentiality, and respect for your privacy, particularly as a vineyard seller.

Services for the vineyard seller

  • Evaluate the potential of your wine farm by:
    • Developing the estate's assets
    • Identifying the fiscal, legal, land, agronomic and commercial opportunities
  • Define a marketing strategy while maintaining discretion
  • Find the perfect buyer for the property

Services for the vineyard buyer

  • Identify the type of wine estate that suits your needs
  • Planning and budgeting for the purchase
  • Technical support pre- and post-sale, including:
    • Wine growing and oenological audits and advice
    • Creation of a wine range
    • Occasional or long-term operational management

Our full range of international vineyard services

  • Professional or informal valuations
  • Professional agronomist and oenologist services
  • Estate management and farm planning
  • Staffing and accountancy
  • Legal, tax and generational planning