Investing In Fine Wine: One Year In
This May marks one year since the publication of our book Investing in Fine Wine, and apropos of this milestone, we’re revisiting some of the claims we made in the book in order to objectively determine whether our market predictions were sound. In Chapter 8 of the book entitled “How to Find and Select a Wine Broker,” we identified fourteen specific wines for investment purposes and listed the lowest domestic retail price for each according to wine-searcher.com. Below is a chart that compares those values against the current retail prices of the same wines:
| Wine | Vintage | Price 3/17, 1 Bottle | Price 5/18, 1 Bottle |
| Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion | 2005 | $450 | $575 |
| Chateau Angelus | 2009 | $349 | $375 |
| Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques 1er Cru | 2015 | $429 | $525 |
| Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanee Clos du Chateau Monopole | 2014 | $300 | $500 |
| Domaine Georges Noellat Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru | 2015 | $250 | $528 |
| Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon | 2014 | $400 | $649 |
| Futo Proprietary Red Oakville | 2012 | $275 | $295 |
| Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | 2010 | $425 | $550 |
| Henri Bonneau Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins | 2010 | $500 | $599 |
| Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve | 2009 | $525 | $979 |
| Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino | 2008 | $585 | $679 |
| Elio Altare Barolo Cannubi | 2012 | $150 | $152 |
| Vietti Barolo Riserva Villero | 2007 | $345 | $332 |
| Pian dell’Orino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Bassolino di Sopra | 2010 | $119 | $445 |
| TOTALS | $5,102 | $7,253 |
With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that if a reader followed our specific recommendations and purchased one bottle of each wine early last year, the value of that parcel on the secondary market would have increased by approximately $2,151.00 USD or 30% since that time. Compare that to the average rates of return on other investments like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, and it becomes clear why fine wine is such an exciting and potentially lucrative alternative asset class. At Estate Wine Brokers, we want to be your go-to source for insider information in the dynamic world of fine wine investment, so contact us today for a free consultation.
