Updated for 2016, this Connoisseur’s Guide to Collecting Fine Wine offers an overview of wine collecting and includes our latest recommendations.

Genuine collectors thrive on an invigorating blend of passion and discipline. Their collections are purposefully designed, and exhibit a pronounced sense of order. True collectors do not merely create a cellar and stock it; they carefully select their wines according to their developed interests. Beginners should spend a few years enjoying a wide variety of wines …