For reliable investment-grade wine, look only to France, principally select wines from Bordeaux, and a few from Burgundy and the Rhone Valley.

2012 is the best time to invest in fine wine since 2009, according to wine broker Vin-X’s Jeremy Peacock.

New Jersey, real-estate developer Charles Klatskin fell in love with wine during a trip to California's Napa Valley in 1970 and now has a 25,000-bottle collection. Take a look.

Check out these examples of rare and specialty wines that have captured collectors' attention on the auction circuit.

The global wine-auction business is booming and Hong Kong is on the verge of displacing London and New York at the top.

Inside the world of collectors, vendors and auctions, where the smart money resides in a cool, dark place.