OLD PORT QUERY

[Jerry D Mead]

I'm posting this for a friend who has a friend...or something like that:


Hey, Jerry, maybe some of the netters could help with this one. During
my holiday travels, a friend showed me a bottle of old port. The label
reads "Correa Ribeiro 1937 Port. Vinho do Porto." It is a short, round,
unusually shaped bottle, still with its original seal. The ullage is
down slightly, and from what I could tell, the wine is a brilliant
amber color. My friend said he acquired it about 30 years ago, paid $30
for it, put it in his basement in Iowa and forgot about it until he
moved to Tucson last year and found it. The question is, what can you
tell me about this wine and what might it be worth? Thanks for any help
you can give. Cheers! Mike...