“One sees clearly only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Private Fine Wine Advisory · No Public List

A mature cellaris not measured by its size

Kidos provides independent sourcing, cellar strategy, and long-term stewardship for a select number of private collectors.

We do not begin with stock. We ask only what truly deserves a place in your cellar.

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Paris · Hong Kong · Singapore · Mainland China

— Who We Are —

Independent of inventory. On the collector's side.

Reputation, scarcity, and price are readily visible.

What requires greater discernment is whether the provenance can be trusted, the condition remains sound, the timing is right, and the wine has a genuine place in your cellar.

We work primarily with private collectors and, selectively, with a small circle of restaurants, private clubs, and professional partners.

— Our Reach & Capabilities —

4 Core Markets Paris · Hong Kong · Singapore · Mainland China
8 Working Languages Bridging Europe's wine regions and clients across Asia
12 Years of Industry Experience Across sourcing, sommellerie, private advisory, and cellar management
100% Temperature-Controlled Transport Conditions continuously controlled from origin and storage through to final delivery

— Private Advisory —

From a single bottle to a cellar with its own rhythm

Collecting is not about assembling the most celebrated names.

It requires structure, time, and sustained judgement.

Cellar Architecture

Shaping the balance between regions, vintages, styles, budgets, and drinking horizons.

Sourcing & Allocations

Identifying the wines that genuinely belong and determining which allocations merit long-term pursuit.

Provenance & Condition

Reviewing purchase history, storage conditions, chain of custody, bottle condition, and price.

Drinking & Cellar Flow

Managing the rhythm between acquisition, holding, opening, storage, and transport.

A mature cellar should contain wines ready to be opened in the near term and wines worth waiting for. It should reflect your established preferences while preserving room for discovery.

— Selection Standards —

The label may catch the eye. The glass delivers the verdict.

Whether classically made or low-intervention, our standards remain unchanged:

Clarity, vitality, and precision.

Before recommending a wine, we consider:

Where it comes from
What path it has travelled
How it performs in the glass
Why it is worth buying now
What role it should play in your cellar

Availability is not reason enough to buy.

Nor does a fair price make a wine the right one.

— AI & Judgement —

Data should deepen judgement, not mechanise it

Kidos combines human experience with AI-assisted analysis.

Our tools support wine research, cross-market comparison, provenance records, drinking-window assessment, and analysis of cellar structure.

They help reduce blind spots and preserve continuity across decisions made over many years.

— How We Work —

Our work begins before a bottle is ever proposed

Listen

Understand the cellar as it stands, how you actually drink, and the questions that remain unresolved.
Define

Establish direction, budget, time horizon, and the boundaries of selection.
Source

Identify suitable wines and verify provenance, condition, price, and logistical requirements.
Steward

Maintain records, revisit decisions, and adjust the balance between buying, holding, and opening.

We never treat your purchases as a series of unrelated transactions.

— Team —

A deliberately small team

Across France and Asia, we bring regional sourcing, private advisory, sommelier judgement, data analysis, and cellar logistics within a single framework.

David Hu Co-Founder · Private Cellar & AI Strategy Paris / Asia Private cellar planning, Burgundy sourcing, cross-market allocation, and AI and data tools for research and decision-making.
David Rhodes Co-Founder · Strategic Partnerships Europe / International Markets Long-term partnerships, key client relationships, and international business development.
Grace Pak German Wine Sourcing · Private Client Advisor Europe / China German wine sourcing and long-term advisory for private clients in Shanghai and Northern China.
Ping Wang Senior Private Client Advisor Paris / Mainland China Private client relationships, cellar planning, and cross-market allocation.
Sandy Eng Head of Private Clients & Partnerships, Hong Kong Hong Kong Private client relationships, market communication, and local partnerships in Hong Kong.
Billy Yeung Chief Sommelier Advisor Hong Kong Wine selection, drinking windows, dining occasions, and sommelier guidance.
Sylvie Yu Sommelier & Tasting Advisor France Tastings, wine evaluation, and drinking recommendations.
Thomas Zhang Head of Cellar Operations & Logistics France Receiving, storage, transport coordination, and delivery execution.

— Private Enquiry —

Fine wine need not speak loudly. Nor do the relationships that matter.

Tell us where you are, what you collect, and the decision on which you would value our judgement.

A few precise lines are enough.