This episode brought another lurker out, because it has me thinking about wine a little differently. I love drinking wine, especially exploring my palate. My family is Italian – we drink wine with dinner, sure, but we pour the first glass while we cook – including the ones just hanging out in the kitchen – and, well, I don’t want to rat out the lushes but let’s just say there’s a good bit of wine that gets drunk. And, yes, I’m always interested in a good buy because I’d rather be out $50 after a family visit than out $500. But I have never thought about buying wine as an investment. Never.

The main reason why I have not thought of it was touched upon peripherally in this episode. It’s about keeping the wine – i.e., cellaring. How much space could I possibly devote (that’s opportunity cost, right?) to bottles of wine? And that’s a concern without even considering what it might cost to create the right environment (temperature?) in that space. And let’s say I decided that cost was worth it. How would I transport the wine when I move, which I’ll inevitably do every 3-5 years for the foreseeable future?

what a combo! they need to do more shows together, that was awesome!Brothers separated at birth.

Yo Guys, You Two are a “matched-set”………………
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

Boo ya!

Gotta love Cramer and Gary V together! Great show. Good idea except for the part that I like to drink the wine and I am not real good at storing it..

But how do we get reliable values for older wines that we do have in the cellar? Thats what I would like to know.

The show was fantastic. Great idea to have Jim Cramer on the show – and really cool of him to come on. Obviously respects you Gary – outstanding effort. Also a subject some of us are interested in, whether we are putting wine down for an event years away or trying to accumulate a wine collection worth something down the road.

Kudos

Is there a place to find all the ratings of the wine you have given. I was at a wine store the other day and tried to find one on my iphone.

I’ve watched this show 3 times now and it get’s better each time. Better than ANYTHING on TV. Thanks.

I need to go look at my 401k after this…

In some respects, Gary V is to wine as I am to online video. It’s part of my job to know what’s good. But alot of times that forces me to swirl, taste, and spit so I can get through the day and still have eyeballs. But I watched every minute of this show, some of it twice, and will likely replay it. This is so great!

I LOVE this show.

GREAT SHOW GV!!!!!!!! Really fun to watch, Jim was a great guest!

Fantastic! Thank you. Now I’m eagerly awaiting the posting of #500. Traveling during the summer is really messing up my viewing habits!

QOTD: Ovid. $175 a bottle on the initial release? Still no reviews of it. In order to justify that it’s going to have be thought of right away as being pretty much a top 10 cult cab. Odds are likely that it will disappoint, even if it is a good wine. From an investment standpoint, I’d say that all the value is already built into this price. Chances are the price goes down rather than up, especially in this economy.

A big show as promised. One thing you didn’t mention is the need for proper storage. Buying cases of wine only makes sense if you have somewhere to store them where the temp and humidity can be kept near constant. Keeping them in the china cabinet or the pantry will make them age far too quickly, and the wine will be worthless in a few years. If you have a root cellar that stays cool, or you roll bug like Cramer and have a temp controlled wine room, great, but for those of us who move a lot or live in small apartments should buy to drink, nto invest.

Wine is for drinking, and not for the portfolio. That being said, I have purchased many of 2005 Burgundy and Bordeaux. If I don’t like them, they go to auction. If I like, they stay in the cellar. I think that this is a point worth mentioning. When you purchase a high-end or even a middle ground wine, there is zero risk if you can resell to, at worst, break even, and in most cases (minus one bottle), earn a little profit for you time, research, and cellaring costs.

Great show GV! Awesome you included a Port. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Port, try to drink at the end every good meal.

Keep up the great work!

Gary, I loved the show! I’ve always had a slight bias that wine should be purchased to drink, but the investor in me became really interested in the subject of wine as an investible asset because of this show. I agree that we are heading into unprecedented territory here with respect to rising middle-classes in China, India, etc becoming interested in wine and seeking out the limited amounts of the best wines available.

AWESOME and entertaining show – a lot of good knowledge here! Congrats on 500!

-Nico

hi i’m really happy to see the world Famous Jim Cramer, because i really respect
him, see this, you will anderstand who is this man big respect:
(http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pnyx_les-raisons-de-la-colere-de-jim-cra_news)
thank’s again gary and hope to see the 500 episode WOW 500 BRAVO!!!!!

hi i’m really happy to see the world Famous Jim Cramer, because i really respect
him, see this, you will anderstand who is this man big respect:
(http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pnyx_les-raisons-de-la-colere-de-jim-cra_news)
thank’s again gary and hope to see the 500 episode WOW 500 BRAVO!!!!!

Jimbo was looking a little tanked towards the end of the show. Gotta love the high energy you two bring to the table. Bring on #500!!!

Fantastic Show !!!

This was a fantastic show! I love the Jim started to show signs of being lit about half way through, and can’t wait for the next one 😉

QOTD: This may be difficult if you want the wine to taste better when you re-buy it… but I think many 5-year old culty new-world wines would do the trick.

INVESTMENTS OKAY ! KNOW TELL THE WINE WORLD HOW TO STORE THIS STOCK?

Wish I could’ve helped finish the Latour.
Loved the energy in this episode!
Never sold wine I’ve aged, but have traded with friends who also had aged wines.
My basement is a natural wine cellar, so I can’t afford to ever move!

Frickin’ awesome! Enough said.