Hello everyone, I don't usually post on hwz but I strongly need this to be said and seen.
Regarding IVAI Wines , please DO NOT buy or invest in their wines!
I have been to their seminars , been to their store ( 69 Ubi Road 1 , Oxley BizHub ) , tasted their wine ( 2012 secolul 13 merlot ) with senior wine collectors and even test invested a small amount ( SGD 1400 ) to see how their scheme turns out , and i have one conclusion - either they are a scam , or they are heavily upmarking their wine ( cheapest was $200 a bottle ) to consumers.
Here is why :
They operate on a MLM level , with 3-6% for direct and 9-15% for indirect if i rmbed correctly - think about the profit margin needed to sustain profitability.
Their wine investment schemes project a consistent increase of $50 every 60 days for their wine- that's more that 100% return annually ! ( note that most established fine wine take years to even come close ).
The wine i tasted , which was the wine they were selling ( the 2012 secolul 13 merlot dry ) , did not taste or smell close to a $200 valued wine . We even tasted it alongside a cheap Rawson Retreat wine of the same year & grape variety and it tasted better than the supposedly $200 wine !
Lastly , their pay back method was that every 60 days , you can sell a set number of bottles and cash out. I put in the order , and guess what? its been 2 weeks and no approval of transfer! ( even when it says processing and approval takes 7 days ) .
The wine industry is unregulated and has had a long history of fraud. Always be rational and careful and don't be greedy!
Btw , if anyone is interested in where they get their wines from , its from this company called Senator Wine Romania .