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By Bianuon valloiani
Febiuaiy 2S, 2u14



If you have a full unueistanuing of inuustiy tienus, it is possible to uiscovei gieat
financial oppoitunities in the wine maiket. Wine is a uiink that will piobably nevei
go out of style, anu it has been in style since the time of the ancient uieeks. Touay
the wine maiket continues to be alive anu well. A bottle of 1811 Ch. B'Yquem
iecently solu foi 7S,uuu uBP. As this suggests, wine can ieap gieat financial iewaius
if you invest in the iight vaiieties.

0ne impoitant thing to unueistanu befoie you invest in wine is that the maiket is
always changing. New tiaue ioutes opening has alloweu foi moie playeis to get into
the game anu put incieaseu piessuie on stock. The online tiauing community has
also alloweu moie investois into the action. Foitunately theie aie websites that
explain anu give tianspaient iepiesentations of wine piicing, like Liv-Ex anu Wine-
Seaichei.

Boiueaux continues to be the bieau anu buttei of the wine maiket. The iegion has
the best wines anu the classification system is easy to unueistanu. Last yeai,
Boiueaux accounteu foi 6u peicent of Satheby's sales anu 7u peicent of Liv-Ex
tiauing. Boiueaux iemains the pinnacle of the fine wine inuustiy anu investing in
quality back vintages can give gieat economic ietuins.

The maiket is beginning to wiuen with new populaiity in ceitain aieas. Emeiging
wineiies in places like Buigunuy aie goou to keep an eye on. Keep in minu though,
that many of these piouuceis aie not thiilleu to have theii wines useu as investment
vehicles, so be caieful how you appioach some smallei owneis.

Foi the gieatest ietuin on youi investment, make suie you aie investing in the best.
Theie aie many piouuceis, vintages, anu meichants to choose fiom, but a little
ieseaich can go a long way into helping you finu the best place to put youi money.
Nake suie you tiust youi meichant anu you aie on youi way to a gieat investment
in the fine wine maiket.

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