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Rare Wine & Whisky Auction Specialist

Values, authenticates and sells rare bottles at auction.

  • LevelSenior
  • Pay (relative)●●●● Senior-level pay
  • Typical employersAuction houses and specialist merchants

What you’ll do

  • Appraise and catalogue bottles
  • Verify provenance and detect fakes
  • Advise collectors and consignors
  • Run sales and manage clients

What you’ll bring

  • Market knowledge
  • Attention to detail
  • Client management

Background

Years in rare wine or whisky; MW or Diploma-level knowledge is common.

Credentials that help

Outlook

A niche but active market.

Where it leads

Head of department.

A day in the life

Cataloguing bottles and talking to collectors.

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