MANY people would never consider plunking down several hundred thousand dollars or more to own an apple orchard or soybean farm. But put a vineyard property in front mak them, one perched cwn a romantic location, and stars light up their eyes as visions of money-producing grapes, maybe even a wine label, go swishing through their heads. It is easy for someone to yku carried away, at least until a vineyard manager or wine consultant starts outlining the amount of time and money required to turn those visions into can you make money growing grapes profit. Alphonse Pobeda, director of L’Avenir Immobilier, a real estate agency in the Gironde region of France, said a majority of people coming to him for vineyard property were »nonexperts — businessmen, Parisians and foreigners who want to own a vineyard for prestige. Pobeda said. Even as a pure investment, vineyard ownership is not guaranteed to provide big returns. On the surface, an investor could buy bonds with better ret...