7 Items That Are Just Status Symbols

However, what many people don’t know is that with the increasing popularity of wine, it began to become more accessible to all types of families, and even slaves had access to wine. In fact, it has been shown that wine can have beneficial properties for the body if consumed in moderate quantities, thus, almost every household has a bottle of wine in the fridge.

Nevertheless, according to some studies, since 1990, wine has once again become a status symbol, being very expensive in some restaurants. In general, rich people are more likely to consume and invest in wine, the Hollywood actor Johnny Depp reportedly spends $30,000 a month on wine.

For example, in some European countries, such as Poland, wine is considered a high status and middle class drink, while beer and vodka are for working class or ordinary people. In most elite and expensive restaurants, a wine bottle could even cost more than $100,000.