Investing in Liquid Assets Uncorking Profits in Today's Global Wine Market

Name: Investing in Liquid Assets Uncorking Profits in Today's Global Wine Market
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ISBN: 9781416550174

ISBN-10: 1416550178

ISBN-13: 9781416550174

Edition: 2008

Authors: David Sokolin, Alexandra Bruce

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Now more than ever, the value of Investment-Grade Wines (IGWs) and opportunities to invest in wine as an asset class are soaring. With a little research and a little risk, wine enthusiasts on every level will find it possible to gain big rewards in wine investment -- and there's never been a better time to try. IGWs have dependably outperformed blue chip stocks over the past 150 years, and the upscale wine market is still an area in which independent investors can profit handsomely. A third-generation wine merchant, and CEO of one of the largest rare-wine companies in the world, David Sokolin knows how to turn fine wine into cold cash. And he knows how you can, too. In simple, practical…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 5/6/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Introduction



Wine-Investing Basics



The Grapes of Math: The Finances of Fine Wine



The Mechanics of Wine Investing



Defining Investment-Grade Wine: What Makes an IGW?



Heard It Through the Grapevine: The Scores, the Critics, and How the Two Move Wine Prices



Where to Buy: Finding Reputable Sources



Picking Profits: Two Central Wine-Investment Strategies



Storage and Resale: Once You Own It, What Do You Do with It?



An Investor's View of the World's Greatest Wine Regions



Bordeaux and Beyond



Burgundy: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous



Rhone and the "Bordeaux Effect"



Champagne: Bubble?



Italy: Why So Few Investment-Grade Wines?


The Italian Appellation of Tuscany


The Italian Appellation of Piedmont



The Spanish Inquisition



Port: A Safe Harbor?



California Dreamin': The "Members Only" Wine Market



Australia: High Ratings Down Under



Sauternes: Sweet Investments?


Conclusion



The Bordeaux Classification of 1855


Index