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You’re ultimately responsible for storing your investment safely. Without proper cellaring, your wine can become worthless in short order. Storing rare wine requires long-term thinking that takes in … read more

In the fine wine marketplace, fraud is not limited to scurrilous collectors and resellers - as we will see below, winemakers themselves can perpetrate fraud on a grand scale:In 2008, six individuals … read more

Sadly enough, all rare wine collectors today are at risk for fraud. It’s the role of a skilled broker to investigate the provenance and authenticity of any bottles you’re considering for purchase, in … read more

Sweet Wine BasicsHow It’s MadeWhen a winemaker decides to produce a sweet wine, he or she faces a dilemma: sugar is required to make the wine taste sweet, but the sugars in grape juice are converted i … read more

Rose Wine BasicsHow It’s MadeThere are three basic methods of rose wine production: limited skin maceration, saignee or “bleeding,” and blending. As we mentioned in our guide on Red Wine Basics, red … read more