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Capital Vintners has collated a selection of interesting articles on fine wine from leading authorities.
"A 12 bottle case of 1982 Lafite Rothschild has jumped in price by 857 per cent in the past 10 years from £2,613 to £25,000. It means the investment return on the red wine from Bordeaux is greater than that achieved by investors in the stock market, property, oil, stamps and fine art."
Daily Telegraph
"Since 1993 fine wine prices have risen more than ten-fold and the asset class is now producing annual returns of around 15 per cent. Fine wine prices are up between 14 and 18 per cent since January [2009], dipping just once in March."
Financial Times
The price of Chateaux Lafite and Latour, the two most celebrated claret houses, is surging as new investors develop a taste for fine wine.
Daily Telegraph
We know the value of sitting back and enjoying a nice glass of vino. It's just as well, as wine investment appears to be standing up against the ravages of the economic downturn.
The Independent
"In the first part of a new series on fun investing, this BBC News Online guide shows you how to turn wine into wealth. Who knows, you could end-up sipping on a fortune."
BBC News
"There is a strong case for putting money into fine wines - but only with the help of an expert"
Times Online
"While world stock markets flirt with meltdown, George Handjinicolaou is happy with one part of his portfolio. It’s not, as you might guess, Lehman Brothers or AIG. Instead, the London-based financial services executive ponders fine wines such as ’99 Haut-Brion and 2000 Mouton-Rothschild."
FT.com
"The auction began Friday at 9 a.m. sharp in Tru restaurant's light-filled dining room, and by the time the Lafite went on the block a couple of hours later, the HDH team was grinning in relief. Wall Street turmoil be damned -- prices were solid."
Bloomberg
"Fine vintages can be lucrative as well as pleasurable, writes Alison Steed, with comparable returns to equities over 20 years."
Telegraph
"Investing in wine suggests a certain touch of class. It seems decadent to spend hundreds of pounds on a crate of plonk you don't even intend to drink. But don't dismiss wine investment as the preserve of the well-heeled - the good news is you don't have to be rich to buy wine."
Guardian
"With the credit crunch biting and investors worldwide tightening their belts, spending up to £25,000 on a case of wine could be seen as being more than a little extravagant."
Daily Mail/This Is Money
Duncan Bannatyne shows how you can beat the bank in just 3 months on a £10,000 deposit.
BBC