Are Wines Becoming Liquid Gold?

A French wine collector has made a record investment by buying the most expensive bottle of white wine, at a price of $117,000, through commercial means rather than at auction.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119875123.jpg" alt="MOST EXPENSIVE: French private collector Christian Vanneque holds the bottle of 1811 Chateau d'Yquem, which has set a new world record for the most valuable bottle of white wine, during a photocall in central London, on July 26. (Ben Stanall/AFP/Getty Images)" title="MOST EXPENSIVE: French private collector Christian Vanneque holds the bottle of 1811 Chateau d'Yquem, which has set a new world record for the most valuable bottle of white wine, during a photocall in central London, on July 26. (Ben Stanall/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1800042"/></a>
MOST EXPENSIVE: French private collector Christian Vanneque holds the bottle of 1811 Chateau d'Yquem, which has set a new world record for the most valuable bottle of white wine, during a photocall in central London, on July 26. (Ben Stanall/AFP/Getty Images)
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