Vintage Wine,We have two bottles that we are interested in pricing:
(1) 1983 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – Lake Spring
(2) 1995 N. V. Chardonnay Raymond Reserve
Can anyone tell me where I can find vintage wine values?
February 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Wine
Tags: Chardonnay·lake spring·napa valley cabernet sauvignon·vintage wine
ahi_tuna_extra_rare // Feb 23, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Winecommune.com is the most established wine auction site, and the best source for current market value of vintage wines. Unfortunately, many wines come to market too infrequently to establish a reliable trend. the only way to know for these less commonly auctioned wines is to put them out to auction, and the market will show itself.
Chanteuse_ar // Feb 23, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Just because a wine is older, doesn’t make it valuable. Also, if you haven’t kept the wine constantly in a controlled temperature environment, away from light, and set on it’s side being rotated every so often, you probably have a very good bottle of vinegar or wine that’s starting to go off.
My sister has several bottles from the early 80′s that she kept on a wine rack in her living room and none of them are even drinkable now, much less valuable.
Barring that, you could just go to a reputable wine seller and ask if the bottles you have are valuable. Another good resource is Wine Enthusiast magazine.
warren_zevon_1 // Feb 23, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Assuming that these wines were properly stored from release (50 degrees F, 70% humidity), a collector might pay as much as $100 for the Lakespring. The market for old Lakespring is very, very limited. Drink the Raymond.