(Wines&Vines) - With vast resources and a preference for opportunities with stable returns, institutional investors continue to eye the wine industry as a place to park some of their money.

Entities such as pension funds and university endowments have made significant moves either in acquiring vineyards or developing new ones. Executives from two firms that coordinate and manage such investments, Homestead Capital and Grapevine Capital Partners, were part of a recent conference hosted by the Seminar Group in Napa.