On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:58 -0800
"Periwinkle" > wrote:

> Thank you for your help..
> As I am not a wine drinker I wouldn't even know if it tastes alright (plus
> being 6 months pregnant I am in no position for sampling It's more a case
> of whether we should throw the lot out or pass it on to someone who'd
> appreciate it.
> Considering we've since discovered a 70 year old bottle of brandy and slabs
> of beer from the 1983 Oktoberfest I've come to the conclusion my father had
> problems throwing things away. lol
>
>

No such thing as a dumb question. The dumb thing is not asking!

There are some whites that will go 35 years. I agree there's a chance
for the champagne, too. (A small one.) Anyway after this long
it won't hurt them to wait another few months until after the
happy event.

We once found a 71 Las Cases (of all things) under the floor board
of a kitchen cabinet in a house rental. (Curious place, don't know who
lived there before but when we arrived there were large homegrown "plants"
hanging from the basement ceiling.) This was I guess around 85, the
Las Cases was drinkable but not up to snuff, of course.

In answer to your original question the wines aren't worth anything
except the possible pleasure they'll bring to your friends.

-E

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