Wine investment is a safe alternative bet. While the world faces the worst financial crisis in history, wine investment has been moving in its own direction, as investors turn to tangible assets with intrinsic value. Even as late as September 2008, record prices were still being achieved at auction and sentiment was riding high that fine and rare wine would resist the slump of other luxury goods. Still, though the recession has been slow in affecting the wine industry, nothing is immune from the market’s freefall. And as prices of some of the best Bordeaux vintages have dipped in recent months, 2009 is turning out to be a year for buyers.