alastair0903 Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Any Champaign lovers lurking on PW? Recently found a rather nice bottle of Champaign in a cellar of a old relative I was clearing. Looks like it has been there 20 years? a quick google tell me it could be worth over £200, but where would you sell such thing if you couldn’t bring yourself to drink something of that value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 It’s not worth much without provenance and evidence that it was stored properly. Just drink it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, alastair0903 said: Any Champaign lovers lurking on PW? Recently found a rather nice bottle of Champaign in a cellar of a old relative I was clearing. Looks like it has been there 20 years? a quick google tell me it could be worth over £200, but where would you sell such thing if you couldn’t bring yourself to drink something of that value there is a couple of auction websites....one is the whiskey website that also does wines and spirits...i sold a couple of bottles of macallen on there a couple of years ago and was staggered at the price i got..........it will also show you previous months prices realised for you bottle........... this is the site i used to sell my stuff.https://whisky.auction/auctions/search?src=champagne&pageIndex=0&pageSize=30&sort=EndTime&dir=desc&type=&category=armagnac,cognac,champagne,gin,liqueurs,rum,vodka,spirits - other&minPrice=0&maxPrice=1000000&minAge=0&maxAge=100&vintage=&brand=&bottler=&minStrength=0&maxStrength=100&caskNumber=&country=&bottlingDate=&filter=all....... Edited October 18, 2022 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 The wife likes a tiple, takes after her dad. We had a bottle of dom perignon’ 98 gifted to us on the birth of our daughter 8 years ago which we enjoyed at the time and she has the one pictured stashed in the lounge waiting for a special occasion. As to it’s value not a clue, tastes alright but I’d sooner have a nice cider 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 If it hasn't been stored correctly it may have even gone off. Drink it in memory of the old relative they bought it for a reason and that was to be consumed. Just a shame they didnt get to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair0903 Posted October 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Great advice above. I don’t really think about how it was stored, hopefully it still tastes good. Wish me luck Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 How do the auction sites know if there lots are all stored correctly ? I imagine if it was stored in a cellar ? Isn’t that we’re you are supposed to store them ? I was given some whiskey a few years ago from a lot of drink that a deceased doctor had left , it had been opened and about a sip was gone ,it retailed at £600 a bottle ,to my horror I found out that the other 4 bottles had gone to the bin men as a Christmas tips because they were unopened .The people who gave it away weren’t rich just thought whiskey is whiskey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 People also ask Is 2003 a good year for Dom Perignon? The 2003 is an atypically, rich, powerful, vinous Dom Perignon loaded with fruit, structure and personality. It is not for the timid, but rather it is a wine for those who can be patient. No one has a crystal ball, but personally I will not be surprised if in 20 years' time the 2003 is considered an iconic Champagne. Around £3-350 a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, holloway said: How do the auction sites know if there lots are all stored correctly ? I imagine if it was stored in a cellar ? Isn’t that we’re you are supposed to store them ? I was given some whiskey a few years ago from a lot of drink that a deceased doctor had left , it had been opened and about a sip was gone ,it retailed at £600 a bottle ,to my horror I found out that the other 4 bottles had gone to the bin men as a Christmas tips because they were unopened .The people who gave it away weren’t rich just thought whiskey is whiskey. The auction platform doesn’t know if the wine’s stored correctly - the seller must prove it. This level of care is aimed at the chaps selling cases of really good stuff, not the odd bottle received as a present, etc. Normally, cases are stored in bond, in a recognised specialist facility. It may even be bought by a buyer who also uses the same warehouse, so the cases travel a few yards to its new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 56 minutes ago, Flashman said: The auction platform doesn’t know if the wine’s stored correctly - the seller must prove it. This level of care is aimed at the chaps selling cases of really good stuff, not the odd bottle received as a present, etc. Normally, cases are stored in bond, in a recognised specialist facility. It may even be bought by a buyer who also uses the same warehouse, so the cases travel a few yards to its new home. Thankyou For that I suppose with large sums of money involved guarantees are essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) To be brutally honest I cannot stand that French plonk. A decent £6 bottle of Cava with a 1/4 inch of my Damazene Vodka in the glass first takes a lot of beating and I do not make this statement personally, my friends sharing many a barbecue have commented on it's effect. £200...?????? just think how many bottles of Cava and damazne vodka I could make for that. Edited October 19, 2022 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgsontour Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Most old ones like that I've tasted ain't been that good TBH. As above just open it but have a new spare one in reserve if it's a special occasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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