AWI experts provide research, analysis and advice, recommends wines with the best capital growth potential ranging from established wines with steady gains to cult wines that yield higher profit margins but with greater risk. AWI recommends wines that have received strong international reviews and high ratings, providing an external qualification and a higher degree of integrity towards to our selection.

Over the past 7 years, certain premium and sought-after cult wines have shown strong capital growth, performing consistently well despite the ups and downs of the local and global economies. In an index of Australian commodities and their market values over 10 years (drawn up by ACCESS Economics, Australia's leading economic consultancy) shows that fine wine values have appreciated at a compounded rate of 12% per annum. Wine has also consistently out-performed all other asset classes during the past decade, averaging a remarkable 320% increase since 1991.

Wine writers, industry pundits, investment advisers, collectors and restaurateurs are all waxing lyrical about the drinkability, consistency, desirability — and potential — of Australian wines. The industry has reached a level of maturity that offers established pedigrees and generally high standards of wine.