“With an excellent vintage, you can expect price growth to last at least ten years after bottling. So be prepared to invest for the medium or long-term.”

“While the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index of top Bordeaux wines has risen 3 percent since the start of 2013, gains came mainly in the first 10 weeks of the year, with prices sliding since mid-March. A muted response to the Bordeaux 2012 wine futures sales campaign has focused demand on some other vintages.”

“Not only are savers struggling for a way to grow their money, but stock markets are also volatile and that makes investing in alternative and tangible assets look attractive. One such option is wine.”

“We are moving from wine as ‘noble agriculture’ to ‘luxury goods’- whether you like the words or not”

“Investors have been turning to alternative assets such as fine wine in recent months to diversify their portfolios and hedge against the threat of inflation”

“Forget government bonds, fine art and even stamps: Red wine outperformed them all over the 20th century.”

“Bordeaux vintage wines such as Petrus and Chateau Margaux are once again in demand amongst investors in Asia and the US after declines in price for some of the most sought after bottles has lured buyers back to the market”

“Portfolios in times of crisis – meaning periods of crisis in financial markets – perform ‘in all cases’ better with wine or gold than those without them”

“For red bordeaux, there’s value – in spades – in a lot of the older vintages. It’s an interesting dynamic in the market. Merchants say it’s hard to find stocks of pre-2005 in any decent quantity”