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Hello,
I recently inherited some bottles of port from my parents. The port was kept in my mother's cellar on its side until we brought it upstairs where we kept it in a rack in a cool cupboard.

I am based in near the city in London and would appreciate any advice on valuation and how best to go about selling them.

The bottles are:

• Two bottles of Sandeman Vintage Port (Jubillee) 1977

• Two bottles of Fonseca 1975

• Two bottles of Gould Campbell 1977

• Croft 1977

• Fonseca 1977

• Grahams 1977

• Fonseca 1977

• Taylors 20 year Old Tawny 1991?

• Taylor’s 1970

• Delaforce 1977

• Fonseca’s 1977

• Gould Campbell 1977

• Smith Woodhouse 1977

• Fonseca’s 1977

• Fonseca’s 1977

• Warre’s 1970

• Fonseca’s 1977

• Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas 1972

• Dow’s 1975

• Dow’s 1977

• Fonseca’s 1975

You can see photos of the bottles here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ei3 ... sp=sharing

Your 1970 and 1977 bottles are excellent. The others are less desirable.

As you are near the City perhaps you should contact a wine merchant such as Uncorked or Hedonism and ask if they want to make you an offer?

You can get an idea of value by looking at www.winesearcher.com - the prices shown there are retail and mostly exclude tax so add about 20% to get the actual price. In a private sale you should expect 50-60% of the retail price.

Many thanks for the suggestions and advice