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Italy 25 Index

Top Italian Barolos and Barbarescos have long been the darlings of wine auctions worldwide. With the rise in popularity of Super Tuscan producers such as Sassichaia, Tignanella and Ornalaia, Italian wines continue to show strong value growth at both domestic and international wine auctions. The WinePrices.com Italy 25 Index includes components that represent the most actively traded Italian wines in global auctions as compiled by WinePrices.com.

January 2010 Summary

Current Index Value 138.51
∆ vs. previous month 0.3%
∆ YTD 0.3%
∆ year on year 28.7%
Index component activity percentage 20.0%
Index component activity percentage from inception* 62.5%
Average lots per active component 2.2
Average monthly lots per active component since inception* 2.3
*Excludes months with no auctions held

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Italy 25 Index vs. DJIA

Index Components

Regional Weighting
Piedmont 20%
Tuscany 80%
Wine Name January 2010
Auction Avg. Value		 January 2010
Index Value		    
1985 Antinori - Solaia $288.00 93.33 Bid on the 1985 Antinori - Solaia wine  
1990 Antinori - Solaia $289.91 114.36 Bid on the 1990 Antinori - Solaia wine  
1997 Antinori - Solaia $344.00 103.60 Bid on the 1997 Antinori - Solaia wine  
1985 Antinori - Tignanello $96.80 85.36 Bid on the 1985 Antinori - Tignanello wine  
1990 Antinori - Tignanello $135.55 76.22 Bid on the 1990 Antinori - Tignanello wine  
1997 Antinori - Tignanello $122.00 77.21 Bid on the 1997 Antinori - Tignanello wine  
1997 Gaja - Barbaresco $186.90 82.36 Bid on the 1997 Gaja - Barbaresco wine  
1990 Gaja - Barolo Sperss $218.33 71.46 Bid on the 1990 Gaja - Barolo Sperss wine  
1997 Gaja - Langhe Sori Tildin $278.83 81.70 Bid on the 1997 Gaja - Langhe Sori Tildin wine  
1996 Gaja - Langhe Sperss $169.25 90.97 Bid on the 1996 Gaja - Langhe Sperss wine  
1997 Gaja - Langhe Sperss $504.43 195.48 Bid on the 1997 Gaja - Langhe Sperss wine Weakest
Performance
1985 Giacosa, Bruno - Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano (Red Label) $880.00 285.25 Bid on the 1985 Giacosa, Bruno - Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano (Red Label) wine  
1997 Ornellaia - Masseto $784.46 283.71 Bid on the 1997 Ornellaia - Masseto wine Best
Performance
1998 Ornellaia - Masseto $490.00 172.56 Bid on the 1998 Ornellaia - Masseto wine  
1990 Ornellaia - Ornellaia $260.00 175.70 Bid on the 1990 Ornellaia - Ornellaia wine  
1997 Ornellaia - Ornellaia $220.00 145.96 Bid on the 1997 Ornellaia - Ornellaia wine  
1998 Ornellaia - Ornellaia $161.46 131.43 Bid on the 1998 Ornellaia - Ornellaia wine  
1985 San Guido - Sassicaia $1840.76 167.48 Bid on the 1985 San Guido - Sassicaia wine  
1988 San Guido - Sassicaia $402.85 176.36 Bid on the 1988 San Guido - Sassicaia wine  
1990 San Guido - Sassicaia $305.00 123.48 Bid on the 1990 San Guido - Sassicaia wine  
1995 San Guido - Sassicaia $137.25 99.27 Bid on the 1995 San Guido - Sassicaia wine  
1997 San Guido - Sassicaia $244.00 137.20 Bid on the 1997 San Guido - Sassicaia wine  
1998 San Guido - Sassicaia $236.12 187.89 Bid on the 1998 San Guido - Sassicaia wine  
1990 Sandrone, Luciano - Barolo Cannubi Boschis $564.00 100.17 Bid on the 1990 Sandrone, Luciano - Barolo Cannubi Boschis wine  
1997 Sandrone, Luciano - Barolo Cannubi Boschis $220.00 204.17 Bid on the 1997 Sandrone, Luciano - Barolo Cannubi Boschis wine