Fine wine 'bigger than gold or crude': Liv-Ex--Jan4.2011

葡萄酒投资，升值大于购买黄金呀！

Fine wine from Bordeaux has been a more lucrative investment over the past 12 months than gold, crude oil or shares, according to the Liv-Ex Fine Wine Exchange.

The index said its Liv-Ex Fine Wine 50 – which tracks the top five Bordeaux chateaux across ten different vintages – had risen by 57% during 2010, breaking through the 400-point barrier in December.

That compares to a 35% rise in the value of gold over the same period, while crude oil has risen by only 20%. Leading share indices the S&P 500 and theFTSE 100 moved up by 13% and 11% respectively.

Liv-Ex said this year’s increases had been driven by ‘exceptionally strong’ demand from Asian markets, and China and Hong Kong in particular.

Director James Miles said Lafite-Rothschild continued to lead the market, with some vintages doubling in value over the past year.

He added: ‘Encouragingly, however, the market broadened considerably in the last few months of 2010 to encompass a number of its Bordeaux peers. We are also starting to see signs that demand is increasing for top Burgundy and Sauternes.’

还是要看销路和市场需求的

没错。当然还有投入的资金量，呵呵...