Value of Wine

[winedrinker34]

A buddy of mine gave me 2 bottles of wine i would like to know if there is any value on them.

Tommasi Bardolino classico superiore 1971

Sebastiani zinfandel Northern California 1975

[Kcwhippet]

Welcome to the WineBoard, drinker. Unfortunately, no value. Not drinkable, either.

[winedrinker34]

why not drinkable

[dananne]

Hi, winedrinker34, and welcome to the board.

Many people erroneously believe that wines only improve with age, which is one of the many misconceptions with wine. However, most (probably upwards of 90% and possibly more) wine produced is made for consumption within 2 years. There are only a small number of wines in the world that can age for the time period that your wines have, and even then only in very good vintages and with the best of storage. The wines you have been given have long since become vinegar, though as a gift the bottles may have some personal value to you as collectables/novelties or you could use them as decoration.

[This message has been edited by dananne (edited 07-01-2005).]