What is my wine worth

What is my wine worth?

It depends on.

Not every old wine is automatically valuable. What is important?

The wine must be well preserved, i.e. dense and intact. Have a good fill level and healthy color.

It should be a high-quality wine, i.e. the current vintage of the wine should also show that the wine is a quality wine. The price of current wine is actually a good indicator of the value of old wine.

Requirements for good storage stability for wine

The classic, storable wines are dry red wines.

Tannins (tannins) and acid play a major role in the longevity of such wines. Strong tannins often make very good red wines seem very bulky and hard as long as they are very young. These wines need a period of maturation so that the tannins become soft and the wine becomes harmoniously smooth.

Many very good red wines are initially very acidic and fruity. This can be very interesting and today many wine drinkers are used to this immediate intensity with wine. As they mature, the wines reach their perfect complexity and finesse.

The current stock of wines from the 2000 vintage

All wines from the 2000 vintage are in our own wine cellar and can be shipped immediately or picked up at the wine shop. To the wines of 2000

Good filling levels, good wine quality

The fill level of an old vintage wine reveals important information on the drinkability of the wine.
Of course, the good condition of a wine from an old vintage depends on excellent storage. Above all, the wine must not have frequently changed cellars. Ideally, the wine will have rested in one and the same wine cellar.

But also the cork that sits in each individual bottle is very important. A perfect cork has few pores and keeps the wine stable. If an inferior cork happens to have been used in a bottle, the porous surface will begin to soak up wine and allow micro-quantities of the liquid to evaporate over the decades. Poor fill levels are the result.

A poor fill level therefore also indicates a high risk that the wine bottle could soon begin to leak.

The fill levels explained:
In the bottle neck (high fill to base neck) about 2 cm is perfect for wines.
Top and upper shoulder, ([very] top shoulder), approx. 3 cm is very good for very old wines.
Medium shoulder (mid shoulder), about 4 cm is only acceptable for rare top wines and in individual cases.
Everything below the red line should not be offered any more.

Wine rating

Do you have a old vintage wine in your wine cellar and would you like to know how much it is worth?

Here are a few tips: in order to still have any value, the bottle must be leakproof. The wine must not be cloudy. It should be of good quality (not supermarket wine).

Search for the wine online without specifying the vintage. If it is a well-known winery, you will find the wine immediately and also the price you have to pay for the current vintage. If the current wine costs from EUR 20.00 upwards, that's a good sign.

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