Best place to sell wine? 21 September 2020 at 12:10PM edited 21 September 2020 at 12:26PM in I wanna buy it or do it 5 replies 71 views

anotherbob

I read plenty here about buying wine, but I'd like some direction as to how to sell some.

I have six bottles of a chateau bottled Margaux (details below) which according to web searches might be worth trying to sell.

I don't drink red wine and no-one I know could tell the difference between one or another.

CHATEAU MONGRAVEY MARGAUX.

CRU BOURGEOIS 2005.

Any ideas?

vacheron

anotherbob said:

I read plenty here about buying wine, but I'd like some direction as to how to sell some.

I have six bottles of a chateau bottled Margaux (details below) which according to web searches might be worth trying to sell.

I don't drink red wine and no-one I know could tell the difference between one or another.

CHATEAU MONGRAVEY MARGAUX.

CRU BOURGEOIS 2005.

Any ideas?

If you don't drink much wine there is a good chance it hasn't been stored at a stable and correct temperature and humidity so there is a good chance it might not have aged well.

I had a similar issue with a case of 6 bottles of Bollinger Grande Annee 1990 Champagne. But I wasn't sure what the comeback would be if someone opened one and found they had bought half a dozen bottle of vinegar. So I decided to drink them instead with friends on new year 2010 (with back up bottles "just in case") and it was magnificent which was both great from an enjoyment perspective, but awful from a financial one!

jon81uk

Get a specialist wine merchant or auction house to value it.

anotherbob

vacheron said:

If you don't drink much wine there is a good chance it hasn't been stored at a stable and correct temperature and humidity so there is a good chance it might not have aged well.

Until two years ago it was stored in the cellar of the person who bought it "new".

Since then it's been in my garage where the temperature varies.

I'm not clear how humidity could affect it though.

Brynsam

anotherbob said:

vacheron said:

If you don't drink much wine there is a good chance it hasn't been stored at a stable and correct temperature and humidity so there is a good chance it might not have aged well.

Until two years ago it was stored in the cellar of the person who bought it "new".

Since then it's been in my garage where the temperature varies.

I'm not clear how humidity could affect it though.

Here's the explanation for you: https://wineguardian.com/how-humidity-affects-wine/

scottiescott

There are numerous on line whisky auctions held monthly where occasionally the have rum, cognac or other spirits in their auction. They might be able to help.