<p>Fine wine is one of the best-performing asset classes of the last 20 years, and prices are still going up as demand from China hits new highs - particularly at the top end of the red wine market.</p>

<p>However, there are no guarantees that this trend will continue, and the experts recommend that nobody goes anywhere near wine as an investment unless they can afford to lose a substantial proportion of their money - or if they would be happy drinking their losses.</p>

<p>They highlight that in 2008 and 2011, the market saw some serious slips - in fact in 2011 it fell 30% - so it’s important to be alive to the risks</p>

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