I am in the process of selling wine for the first time; not a lot, just some. But as a novice seller I am unsure whether I am going about this in the right way, or even if I should be selling any wine at all. Besides that tidy basket of anxiety, it’s terribly emotional […]
Bordeaux First Growths Fund Alternative Wines
In early 2006 the Bordeaux price-value line was breached and began its transgression towards complete collapse, erasing all justification for drinking the first growths and other similarly coveted wines that sat in my cellar for decades. Just look at the blue line to the right, representing relative fine wine price escalation compared to the major […]
One Enthusiast’s View on Wine as an Investment Vehicle
I always buy wine with an intention to drink it….someday. For me, enjoying wine requires popped corks. Unlike paintings, sculpture, or antiques that can be enjoyed without harming value appreciation or resale opportunities, wine is a consumable whose value remains elusive until it swirls in a glass under nose, eliminating any possibility for future valuation. […]