very old bottle of wine. valuation.

[GEEMAC]

A friend of mine has recently inherited some old bottles of wine. As he neither collects or even drinks wine, he's thinking of getting them valued with a view to possibly selling them. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

There is one wine that he is very keen to get a value on and that is a bottle of Foyol (Paris) Champagne 1874. That's 1874 not 1974! That is the only information on the label.

I've never seen the attraction of collecting wine before but when I held that bottle and its hundred years+ history, I could see the appeal.

Thanks in advance for any help offered.

G

[dave123456]

As a starting point, put all the names into Google and see what comes out.
Just being old won't necessarily confer value - provenance is important to collectors, especially if they're paying a lot!
And some wines - many wines - are not made to be kept, certainly very, very few would last 130+ years and be drinkable.
If there happen to be "famous names" amongst them, you might try an established merchant like Berry Brothers in London or Averys of Bristol to get some sort of valuation and possibility of sale on a commission basis.
Good luck!

[GEEMAC]

Cheers Dave, I'll pass your advice on to my mate.