Thomas Gearing, ex apprentice contestant and now co-founder and Managing Director of the successful company, Cult Wines wins Queens Award for Enterprise as well as being included in the prestigious Spear’s Magazine 500 for the second year in a row.
Tom Gearing appeared on popular BBC show, The Apprentice, back in 2012 where he slimly missed out on the £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar, when the business mogul branded his idea “too risky” to take further, letting him drop to second place. Since his stint on the show, Tom has become increasingly more involved with his family business, Cult Wines Wine Investment and now heads up the company with his business partner and father, Phillip Gearing.
With over 15 years of experience in fine wine, and as currently one of the UK’s largest fine wine investment companies, Wine Investment is clearly paving the way for emerging wine investment entrepreneurs. Similar to whiskey investment, fine wine has proven to be of great market asset. Most investors who carry out detailed research on liquid assets find out more at viticultwhisky.co.uk and similar investment websites.
Being a family based company means that passion and hard work are at the forefront of this business, with Tom working alongside his father, Phillip Gearing, to build on the company’s success. Phillip Gearing, Chairman of the company has spent over 20 years in investment banking and has transferred these skills into the wine investment industry.
Tom said: “It was an incredible feeling to win the Queens Award for Enterprise, along with being recognised in Spear Magazines 500 for a second year in a row. We are excited to see what 2018 will bring for Cult Wines and how we can build on its current success.”
Based in Hammersmith London, Cult Wines boast an industry-trained and friendly team of investment experts who are able to offer fine wine expertise and advice to investors and customers.
