Numerous data shows that the return on investment of wine is significantly higher than that on equity investments. On the basis of the historical average of the last twenty years, the return on investment on wine is 150% in three years and 500% in ten years, while the S＜P index is only 70% and 190% in the same period. If I buy 1,000 cases of Bordeaux wine produced in 1984 and sell it after one year, the net profit after tax deduction would be 65%. So now the domestic business-minded people have had another look at the "liquid gold" which is compatible with good taste of life.
Buying high-end wine from various sources is only the first step of investment, the most critical step is how to preserve the high-end wine from all over the world, which is the most complex part that must be taken the most care of. If you just casually put it in some kind of flashy looking wine cabinet, it is relatively stupid for wine, which will not only damage the taste of the wine, but also very likely that, after a few years, the wine that you paid good money for will be worthless.
Generally speaking, the ideal storage temperature (11℃~15℃) and humidity (65%~75%) are the key to ensure the quality of wine.
Humidity is another important condition for preserving wine. ① If the humidity is too low, the cork will become dry, affecting the sealing effect, allowing the outside air to come into contact with the wine, accelerating the oxidation of the wine, and resulting in the wine quality changes; meanwhile, the dry cork is easy to break when the bottle is opened, and the shattered wood chippings will inevitably fall into the wine, affecting the taste. ② If the humidity is too high, it is easy to make the cork mold, and may also breed a kind of beetle, which is the size of lice and will bite the cork.
Besides, the UV light and the way that the bottles are placed are also something to be aware of.
Overall, wine preservation requires a combination of humidity, temperature, light and vibration.
The easiest way is usually to prepare a professional grade wine cabinet with constant temperature and constant humidity. The smallest wine cabinet with the capacity to store 50 bottles is about 900Vslsl. Since a collector can afford to collect valuable wine, the price of the wine cabinet won't be a big deal, but such a wine cabinet will appear to be inconsistent with the room style, affecting the entire taste of living room. Besides, for a wine investor with a certain amount of collection, such a wine cabinet obviously cannot meet the demand for collection, making the investor a bit amateurish.
For a professional investor of wine, the ideal place for wine storage is of course a wine cellar, which is designed by a professional design company to ensure that the wine cellar is consistent with the overall style of the house. The constant temperature and humidity of the wine cellar ensures that the wine stored there will be fully fermented and mature slowly. Therefore, wine cellars have become the best choice for powerful investors. In addition to wine investment, in Europe wine cellars are also the favorite party places for many high-class people, called Secret Garden.
| Wine Cabinet | Wine Cellar | |
| Temperature and humidity | Simulate natural wine cellar environment | Professional constant temperature and humidity system |
| Storage quantity | Limited quantity of wine storage, generally less than 200 bottles | Large storage quantity for professional purchase of wine collection in boxes |
| Management procedures | Wine bottles are densely arranged with labels invisible so not easy for management | Possible to hang labels of your own design on the bottles and be able to see them at a glance |
| Expiry date | A choice in transition period | Provide wine with a safer, more comfortable and quieter environment so that this vital liquid can continuously mature, develop and change. It's quietly sleeping, and waiting for its peak time, the moment when it reveals its infinite charms. |
For the sake of aesthetics, Dryer's constant temperature and humidity machine generally looks like the central air conditioner. It has no "hanger" in the wine cellar but only vents for overall good-looking design.
