- 1). Buy wine stocks. Here are a few potential wine stocks that you can purchase.
Constellation Brands, Inc. ticker symbol (STZ) is the largest seller of wines in the world. Its brands include Estancia, Ravenswood, Simi, Almaden, Banrock Station, Hardys, Inglenook, Vendange, Arbor Mist, Robert Mondavi Winery, Franciscan Oakville Estate, Blackstone, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, and Stowells. It also produces beer and other liquors.
Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (WVVI) is a company that owns and manages several vineyards and a winery.
Scheid Vineyards, Inc.(SVIN.PK) -- This company produces and sells wine grapes and bulk wine.
In looking for a wine stock you will want to make sure that the one you select has a consistent growth in quarterly earnings, a low P/E ratio of less than 20 and a low debt to equity ratio. The easiest thing to do is to put the stock symbol into the ratings symbol at MSN.com. You should only invest in the stock if it has a score of 7 or above. - 2). Buy bottles of wine yourself. If you are a wine lover and already know what to invest in you can purchase individual bottles of wine yourself at Wine.com. If you'd rather cut out the middle man and go straight to the vineyards to purchase then you can try Wineweb.com. Alternatively if you'd like to able to search a global data base of wine stocks and do a merchant comparison then you will want to go to GlobalWineStock.com
- 3). Invest into a wine fund. The easiest way to invest into wine is probably through a fund. Using this method professionals will pool investor money and purchase and store the wine on their behalf. ElixirFund.com, which started in 2007 is one such fund They were started by a group of wine industry insiders and they invest into blue chip wine collections. Another company that was launched in October 2009 is the blue chip winery fund. Rather than invest directly into the wine they invest into the real estate owned by wineries all over the world.
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