The basic "plot" of wine investing is simple: buy a prestigious bottle when it is young and sell it once it reaches its optimal drinking maturity.
: Investors profit from "time elasticity"—the idea that wealthy consumers will pay a significant premium to skip the 10–20 year wait for a wine to reach its peak flavor. buying wine as an investment
: Unlike other assets, supply is finite. Every time a bottle of a specific vintage is drunk, the remaining bottles become rarer. The basic "plot" of wine investing is simple: