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If you wanted to have an expensive bottle of wine…do you know how much it would cost you? Some might answer $50 or $100. Others might answer even higher – they would be right! Some bottles of wine are so expensive they are simply collected for their value. Others are quite valuable and wine connoisseurs drink and enjoy these wines for the experience of drinking something that not everyone has the exposure to. But these wines can cost dearly….often thousands of dollars. Some are worth more than your car…or even your home.

A 1787 Chateau Lafite, a Bordeaux was sold at Christie’s auction house in the 1980′s for (pounds) 105,00 ($160,00). The Guinness Book of World Records lists it as the world’s most expensive bottle of wine. Read the rest of this entry »

The sale of fine wines has grown substantially in Britain over the last few decades. As people become more knowledgeable about wine and have a higher disposable income, fine wines have become a popular choice to invest in.

Fine wines are more expensive than any other food and drink category. At the highest end of the market, they sell for thousands of pounds per bottle. These wines are seen as a good investment because not only does the product improve over time, but also the demand for the wine increases rather than decrease as its price rises.

The most commonly collected wines are usually those from Bordeaux, some distinguished wine brands from California, Champagne and of course vintage port. Read the rest of this entry »