If you are new to world of wine collecting or investing in wines, you may be wondering just why some vintage wines can easily go for thousands of dollars others are fairly cheap to pick up. It is no secret that not all wines are made the same way, as some have different ingredients, are made with different types of grapes, are produced in different locations or are made using different methods. But what about the top 5 wine investments that you can make? These can easily go for prices anywhere from $1,500 to as much as $5,000. Are they all made the same way? What makes each of these types of wine different from one another?

The one thing that all of the top wine investments do have in common is that they are all Bordeaux wines, which simply means they were produced in Bordeaux, France. They can all be different based on, not only the type of grapes they were made with, but also the condition the grapes were, how ripe they were and many other factors can make a big difference. You can look up online different wines and see that one specific brand is excellent from one batch created during one specific year, but that same brand could end being much lower rated for the next year. It all depends on a great number of factors that wine collectors and wine investors alike will need to research before putting any money down.

So with all of these factors that need to be considered, how easy is it to make predictions in the wine investment market? Can you easily predict what will be worth a lot of money down the road and what won't be worth hardly anything? The short answer to this question is no, it is not easy to make predictions in the investment wine market. Looking back to 2008, some wines that were made in 2005 suddenly lost 25% of their value in just a 2 month period. So prices can easily fluctuate. Also, even wines that are stated at first to be good investments may not turn out like originally predicted. Wines will usually be rated again once they have been bottled. If a wine drops any points in its rating, you will see the value of the wine also drop.

Another thing you have to be wary of in wine investments is buying from a quality merchant. If the merchant goes out of business after your investment has been made, you can lose the entire investment you put into it.