They are handy if you drink a lot of rare old wine and want to avoid the sediment.

Not an easy task given the price of these rare wines.

He had a taste for horses, rare wines and books.

The prices of many fine and rare wines have increased exponentially in the last decade.

He is also a collector of rare, fine wines with about 2,000 bottles in his collection.

But even these rare and expensive wines usually reach their peak at around 10 years of age.

In the past, rare wines were bought as investments, to be kept a few years, then sold on the next rising market.

Prices for rare wines have reached dizzying heights in the last few years.

The event will also include a silent auction of rare wines and large bottles.

No one questions the practice when rare European wines are reviewed regularly.