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Fortified elderberry
A distinctive choice of fruit and style, pursued as a craft rather than copied from a template.
A venture of Afiléon · Luxury creative products
A story
in a bottle.
Extremely limited fortified elderberry editions, made with the detail and intention of a crafted art object.
Praeterea, usque in aeternum
The wine
Rare by intention,
not by accident.
Vinum Afiléon is an independent luxury wine undertaking. Its focus is exceptionally limited releases of fortified elderberry wine: a dark, traditional British fruit, given a fortified character and a deliberately small run.
Each release is an edition rather than a standing range, made for collectors and wine lovers who value the object and the story as much as what is in the glass.
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Limited editions
Small numbers by design. Scarcity keeps the standard high and the detail uncompromised.
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Collectible by nature
Conceived as a crafted art object that is meant to be savoured now and cherished for years to come.
The presentation
Medieval in spirit.
Considered in every detail.
The bottle is part of the product. Vinum Afiléon is presented in a medieval-inspired manner, with materials chosen to feel substantial in the hand.
Heavy glass
Substantial bottles that signal permanence and give each edition its weight.
Wax seals
Each bottle is sealed in wax, a traditional mark of authenticity and care.
Custom engraving
Engraved detail that turns a bottle into a keepsake rather than a consumable.
Heritage
Rooted in Cononsyth.
The wine takes its inspiration from the history of Cononsyth, and the Scottish heritage the brand draws on. The brand is built as a story in a bottle: a link between a place, a family and something made to outlast the moment it is opened.
Praeterea,
usque in aeternum
usque in aeternum
The motto carried on every bottle.
“Vinum Afiléon represents my vision of combining history, luxury, and craftsmanship.”Phillip Afiléon
Why it is one of our ventures
The Afiléon way,
applied to something made to last.
Afiléon began on the race track, but it is a family name before it is a business, and a name should stand for the same things wherever it appears. Vinum Afiléon carries that standard into a different field: craft in place of competition.
01 · BEYOND THE CIRCUIT
One name, a different craft
Afiléon Motorsport proves the name on the track. Vinum Afiléon proves it away from it: the same insistence on preparation, accountability and finish, in a product made to be kept.
02 · LEGACY
Made for the long term
Every edition is designed to be cherished for years. That long horizon is exactly how Afiléon approaches every venture it supports.
03 · ITS OWN IDENTITY
A brand, not a sub-brand
Vinum Afiléon keeps its own character, customers and obligations. The group's role is direction and standards, never a generic corporate label.
04 · LIMITED BY DESIGN
Scarcity as discipline
Smaller runs allow finer detail and honest craftsmanship, and keep the ambition focused on quality rather than volume.
Within the group
A separate company,
one family name.
Vinum Afiléon Limited is a separately incorporated company and part of the Afiléon group of businesses. Afiléon Limited, company number 17547593, is the group's corporate office.
This page is an overview. The Vinum Afiléon website remains the principal destination for product information, editions and availability; nothing is sold through this corporate website.
Inclusion on this website describes a business connection and is not, by itself, a statement of share ownership or legal control. Alcohol products are for adults aged 18 and over. Please enjoy responsibly.