Fine wines are like works of art. And just like there are only a small number of truly great artists, there are only a limited number of wines worthy of being called ‘great’.
Some of the most famous of the world’s great wines are made within the Bordeaux region of France; with the Saint-Emilion, Medoc, Pomerol and Graves sub-regions producing some of the best fine wines. With more than 10,000 wine growers and 57 appellations Bordeaux has some 9,000 wine-producing chateaux which produce 660 million bottles of really excellent wine every year.
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Date posted: February 16, 2010
In August last year, there was a lot of speculation about the quality of the 2009 vintage. Growers claimed that the near perfect weather conditions would result in a vintage that would rival that of 2005, which was hyped as the “vintage of the century.”
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Date posted: February 1, 2010
Investment in fine wines was a regular feature in most investment guides throughout 2009, moving out from occupying a niche market position to one that increased in attractiveness as the global financial meltdown hit regular investment assets, including stocks and bonds, unit trusts etc. In some cases, fine wine investments have outperformed other assets by more than 400%.
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Date posted: December 14, 2009
Most newspapers now have fine wine investment news featuring fairly regularly in their financial pages. From being a niche investment it has evolved into an attractive alternative to the returns provided by traditional investment assets such as stocks and shares, property etc., all of which have remained volatile throughout the global recession.
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Date posted: November 19, 2009
As referenced in an earlier update, in 1985 a single bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite wine was sold for an astonishing £105,000.
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