Timothy Hartley > wrote in
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> In message >
> Biwah > wrote:
>
>> How to get a nose for a tasty profit
>> Anthony Rose explains how to invest in wine - the ultimate in liquid
>> assets
>>
>> Sunday Independent
>> 08 January 2005
>>
>
> Is it time this group was moderated to prevenmt blasphemy? I am firmly
> of the view that wine was given to us to drink not to make rich men
> richer and prevent ordinary mortals ever getting near a really good
> bottle. I strongly suspect that if it was possible some people would
> buy anything not for its own sake but for its "investment value".
> Look what happens to a painting discovered to be by a famous artist.
> The picture is no more nor less beautiful than it has ever been and
> yet it suddenly becomes, in cash terms, more valuable. Similar
> "thinking" has already taken the price of some wines far beyond their
> true relative value - look at Cheval Blanc's price compared with
> Figeac, for example. both are great wines can an yone really say that
> the present price differential is justified on quality difference
> alone.
>
> For God's sake - to say nothing of our own - let's keep this site free
> of discussion about investment in wine for monetary profit.
>
> Now I'll sit back and wait to be flamed.

My Father was a stock broker. We talked about investing in wine. Some
people had made a lot of money from it. He was against it because "wine
isn't liquid". I pointed out that wine is a liquid.

Fred.