Bordeaux wine investment counts for more than 90% of the fine wine in the Liv – Ex, the fine wines equivalent to the stock exchange. When it comes to making a fine wine, the growing conditions of the grapes make the difference between a good and bad wine. This is even true year on year. The ideal conditions of the Bordeaux region in France give Bordeaux the advantage over other areas.

However the conditions can vary greatly from one side of Bordeaux to the other, even year on year. Some vintages will the worth more than others, and some will increase at a higher rate than others. In order to determine if a year will be good for fine wine investment you need to look deeply in to the annual growing conditions. What was the rain fall like? What was the temperature? What yield of grapes came off of the plants? If you look to the monthly charts of all these items and compare the to previous years you will begin to be make a picture if the year will be a good vintage or not.

The weather condition is a major factor in the taste of wine, and how it matures over time. It is this that need careful consideration when buying a new wine to see if it will mature well over time.

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