Best Selling Wines: Collectable -
At the highest end, rare, super-premium wines are
amongst the most expensive of all foodstuffs, and
outstanding vintages from the best vineyards may sell
for thousands of dollars per bottle.
Red wines, at least partly because of their greater
shelf life, are typically the most expensive. Such
wines are often at their best years or sometimes decades
after bottling.
Many exclusive wines come from France, but California,
Germany, and Australia also have some world-class
wines in both quality and price.
Secondary markets for these wines have consequently
developed, as well as specialised facilities for post-purchase
storage for people to "invest" in wine.
The most common wines purchased for investment are
Bordeaux and Port.
Many wine writers have decried the trend, as it has
pushed up prices to the point that few people will
consider drinking such valuable commodities, and consequently
they are kept in bottles undrunk where they eventually
deteriorate into a substance very much like red wine
vinegar in taste (and desirability). |
