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Investing in anything is risky, but wine adds the fickleness of the market place to a product that may not live up to predictions. It's almost as if you were picking a four year-old soccer star as a pro prospect in fifteen years. Not impossible, but extremely tricky.

For the investors who are lucky, wine can be a good investment. The good news for wine investors is that, at the very worst, they'll have some very fine wine to share with friends.

Before you spend your money on wines that are supposed to double or triple their value in ten years time, make sure that you know the pitfalls.The best advice for wine investors has always been don't invest more than you can afford to drink...

Invest Drinks.org - If you are thinking of buying wine as an investment strategy, before you get started visit Jim Budd's drink investment site. Although most companies are trustworthy, wine investing has its fair share of scammers and many of the names can be found on Jim's site. He also has good advice on how much of your investment portfolio should be "liquid" -- not more than you can afford to drink if the investment goes bad!

Wine Release Dates - If you plan to invest in wine, you'll need to keep up to date with planned releases to know who's making what available and when. This site lists upcoming North American wine release dates and has an email list so you can get updates delivered.

Collecting Vintage Port On a Plateau - A word of warning from the Wine Spectator on the perils of investing versus collecting. The magazine has several excellent articles about investing in wine. Just enter investing in the search box at the top of the article for a selection of online advice. You might want to do secondary searches on the names of some of the cellar masters, vintners and wineries that seem to be mentioned year after year...

Wine Futures - The Sport of Wine - Futures are a good way to get a very good wine for a good price. They are also a good way to get taken. 2002 commentary by Lyn Farmer in the Wine News that's still fresh...

Buying Futures - Bordeaux 2003 - Wine Spectator article backed by several pages of information on the ratings and quality of the barreled 2003 vintage.