Whisky investment intelligence
3 Wine Society expressions tracked across 22+ auction observations.
12-mo avg return
-25.3%
Median return
-25.0%
Volatility (±)
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Verdict
Significant decline — wait for stabilisation
Wine Society bottles with the largest year-over-year median price gains.
| Bottle | Current median | 12mo ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wine Society - 30 Year Old (1991) | £100 | £150 | -11.5% |
| The Wine Society - 33 Year Old (1988) | £150 | £250 | -39.1% |
Highest median auction price — the established collectables.
Affordable Wine Society expressions for first-time collectors — at least 3 auction observations to confirm market liquidity.
Wine Society bottles that have softened — either fair-value entry points or bottles to avoid, depending on your thesis.
| The Wine Society - 33 Year Old (1988) | £150 | -39.1% |
| The Wine Society - 30 Year Old (1991) | £100 | -11.5% |
Past auction prices are the most defensible signal of a bottle's collectable value — but they are not a forecast. The data below comes from 22+ hammered lots across six major auction houses; none of it is curated or pay-for-placement.
Three rules-of-thumb a working collector should keep in mind:
For a deeper view, the full Wine Society catalog with live prices lists every tracked expression with its full price history chart.
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