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Related: “ Cristal at 20,000 leagues under the sea “ Tags: wine collecting Nordic divers have found a cache of old champagne bottles on a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. So they brought one to the surface, uncorked it, and had a swig. Which statement below captures their reaction? Oh, and the bloody thing is corked!&#. MORE >>

wine collectingWine investment fraud may run £30 million a year according to a source in a BBC investigative segment that aired last night. It’s interesting, though hardly surprising, to note the fraud story moving beyond simply counterfeit bottles. Perhaps he should have bought wines to drink, rather than ones for speculating on. MORE >>

Grapes from Napa, Sonoma and El Dorado make up this Claret (or English Bordeaux) blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Merlot, 4% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc. very generous finish displays itself via a robust rich texture and silky tannins. 13% alcohol and in the $15-20 range. Very nice. MORE >>

Last July, the company launched VinFolio Marketplace, an online marketplace where not only wineries and importers could list wines for sale, but individual collectors could sell wines from their collection to one another. Tags: auctions wine collecting wine shops The San Francisco-based company had just raised $4.5 MORE >>