Zero. Just because it’s old doesn’t make it valuable.
elonsghost
Ok, I’ll bite. Individual bottles that aren’t from a top producer aren’t worth selling. And even if they are from a top producer, you would need to prove they were stored properly. If you can prove provenance, you wouldn’t be asking the question. My advice is to crack them open and see if they are still good. Likely they are both many many years beyond their drink by date, but won’t kill you.
Looks like right after this bottling they changed the name to Mosby but then when the property later sold the new owners went back to Vega which was the name of the historical ranch… Is the wine still good, highly doubtful unless it was stored properly at cellar temps continuously. You can still try it, though. Maybe it will be surprisingly good.
Regarding Cavit:
It’s a fairly common grocery store brand that’s mass produced. I’m sure it was fine from 1984-1986 and has probably lost its luster in an exponential way ever since then.
rockytopbilly
It would be very difficult for that Chardonnay to underwhelm my expectations.
Willhelm_The_Great
Wow, I had no idea Vega was such an old producer. I go all the time, although I don’t think they do a cab anymore. Cool stuff!
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Zero. Just because it’s old doesn’t make it valuable.
Ok, I’ll bite. Individual bottles that aren’t from a top producer aren’t worth selling. And even if they are from a top producer, you would need to prove they were stored properly. If you can prove provenance, you wouldn’t be asking the question. My advice is to crack them open and see if they are still good. Likely they are both many many years beyond their drink by date, but won’t kill you.
Regarding Vega Vineyards:
https://www.vegavineyardandfarm.com/history
Looks like right after this bottling they changed the name to Mosby but then when the property later sold the new owners went back to Vega which was the name of the historical ranch… Is the wine still good, highly doubtful unless it was stored properly at cellar temps continuously. You can still try it, though. Maybe it will be surprisingly good.
Regarding Cavit:
It’s a fairly common grocery store brand that’s mass produced. I’m sure it was fine from 1984-1986 and has probably lost its luster in an exponential way ever since then.
It would be very difficult for that Chardonnay to underwhelm my expectations.
Wow, I had no idea Vega was such an old producer. I go all the time, although I don’t think they do a cab anymore. Cool stuff!