6 bottles of dow's 1977 silver jubilee port

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georgeoliver
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6 bottles of dow's 1977 silver jubilee port

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I have 6 bottles of dow's 1977 silver jubilee port. Is anyone interested in purchasing these?
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jdaw1
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Re: 6 bottles of dow's 1977 silver jubilee port

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Hello and welcome to ThePortForum.

Please:
• Where are you? Or at least, where are the bottles? In the UK? USA? And approximately where within that?
• How long have you had them? How did these come into your possession?
• How have they been stored?
• Why only six, rather than a round dozen?
• Are you aware of the proportion of Dow 1977 that is corked? (Answer: high.)
georgeoliver
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Re: 6 bottles of dow's 1977 silver jubilee port

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Hi

I am in the UK. The bottles have been stored in a cool, dry cupboard for a number of years. I suppose corkage is a risk run by anyone buying a bottle of this port if you what you say is right. Are you saying that should be factored into the price? And what should that price be?
Glenn E.
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Re: 6 bottles of dow's 1977 silver jubilee port

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1977 Dow is relatively easy to find in the US for around $100/bottle. In general, prices in the UK are lower than in the US. Further, those are retail prices and in a private sale the seller generally nets significantly less than retail. Our general advice is around 50% of retail, but in this case I'm using winesearcher prices which are typically on the low end of retail so you might net slightly more than 50%.
Glenn Elliott
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