Time to consider an investment in wine?

 

Tangible investments can provide a port in a storm for investors in troubled times, and in consideration of wine’s now dominant position within these markets, here are 5 good reasons to buy wine today:

 

1. Low long term correlation to fixed income and equity markets

 

2. Security of owning a tangible, physical asset

 

3. The main players in today’s market – China, Hong Kong, Singapore etc – are not in crisis

 

4. In previous financial crises - even before the emergence of China and Asia as significant markets - wine proved remarkably resilient.  This time round, the canny investor will continue to profit

 

5. The ultra wealthy - who are the ultimate consumers of fine wine and therefore underpin the market - are the least affected by a financial crisis, and the least likely to change their luxury spending (or drinking!) habits

 

Most importantly of all, whatever happens, an investment in wine can never go bust!

 

         “A haven for investors in difficult times” Financial Times