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Where/how can I sell my wine?

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wilbert

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I was once a maniacal wine collector. I still have an extensive collection stored in my mother's temperature stable basement in another, more northern state. My dilemma - Due to health issues, I can no longer drink the stuff. Where can one sell off large quantities of classified growth Bordeaux (mostly 82's, some few 83's, plus a scattering of a few other vintages, including '85, '75), vintage port from '77, '63 (and a few from '63), D'Yquem, plus many other rare and interesting wines - all carefully stored in a humidity and temperature controlled environment?

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Re: Where/how can I sell my wine? - xtype 07:46:00 12/22/04 (0)
WineCommune is quick and dirty.
Or, give me the keys to your mother's basement and I will take care of it for you. -wink-wink-
-Jeff
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Re: Yeah - Brom 10:06:51 10/22/04 (0)
You got problems.
If you understand what classified growths are, know good vintage years and Y'quem, but still keep your wine at your mom's house and never heard of Sotheby's I don't think anything I tell you could help.
Concerning your mom's house - what did you do before your health went bad and you wanted a drink?
Re: Where/how can I sell my wine? - jackrandom 09:45:56 10/19/04 (0)
A couple options:
Auctions. New York, Chicago, and San Francisco are the major US centers for auctions, and if the bottles are stored well, or if you have complete cases/original crates, you can do well.
The Classifieds at the back of Wine Spectator have ads for individuals/companies offering to purchase wine collections. Probably won't get as much as at auction, but probably far less work.

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