Wine gurus taste myriad wines before they are bottled and issue their verdicts early enough for the futures market. Stay with highly rated wines. It is important to purchase wine from a knowledgeable retailer. The shop should store their wines in a cool place. The best cellar temperature is 55 degrees, and variations from that can cause wine to deteriorate or age prematurely.
Proper storage remains vital throughout the wine's life.
When the time comes to sell, how well the wine has been cellared becomes a factor in its ultimate value. With the wine tucked carefully away, there's not much to do but sit back and wait. A shrewd investor will keep reading because wine critics update folks periodically on how the various vintages are aging. The first, and perhaps largest, jump in value will occur once the wine reaches the retail stores, about two to three years from the vintage date. At that point, the investor has to decide if it is time to sell.