Published: 12:01pm, 28 Jun, 2018 Updated: 10:06pm, 28 Jun, 2018
Bearish equity investments in 2017 could prompt investors to seek investment in less - volatile markets like fine wine , according to a study by UK - based Cult Wines . The study found fine wines were relatively less volatile than global equities over the 10 years to end 2017 . Separately , Swiss bank Julius reports also indicated that fine wine had outperformed global equities and gold over the past 12 years . While there are liquidity and other risks to consider , major wine producers like chin Kong are expected to benefit from the 30 % growth predicted for China 's wine market to 2021 .