Never been opened - don't want to open it and poison myself.
2007-02-19 04:40:01 · 15 answers · asked by MissRemorse 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
This wine will certainly be safe to drink, though I'm afraid it may be past it's peak. Please see the link below to another of my answers for some advice on ageing wines.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap31TXQurH_I85v2heXq0EUgBgx.?qid=20070218111654AAgJk3X&show=7#profile-info-QidW9DRfaa
1975 was a fair, but not fantastic year for Port. Although 17 shippers declared (released a vintage), the wines proved to be light and not as structured as was initially expected. This vintage, whilst better than others in the '70s, was greatly overshadowed by the stunning 1970 and '77 and peaked in the early-mid nineties for the softer-style producers or towards the end of the nineties for the richer wines.
I'm sure you will enjoy this wine, but ignore anyone who advises you to keep it for any longer. If you wish to sell it, I saw somebody further up the page offer €100. GO FOR IT! It is rare for a 1975 (let alone without any provenance) to fetch more than about £50 at retail these days unless it is absolutely pristeen!
My advice would be to sit down with a couple of friends and enjoy this wine over a quiet evening. Vintage Port is an experience to be treasured.
Hope this helps.
Eddie
2007-02-19 20:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No certainly not! Send it round here at once so that I can arrange safe disposal!!
Seriously, unless it's vintage port (if it is, lucky old you!), it's going to be well past it's best and will have deposited a sediment a the bottom of the bottle. You can still drink it though, but decant it first.
2007-02-19 07:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny, I recently answered a similar Question, although it was about rum, not wine.
The only real issue with a 30-year-old bottle of wine is that the cork may have dried out, and some of it may have crumbled into the wine. The cork itself can't hurt you, but it may have resulted in some air coming into contact with the wine. In THAT case, the worst case would be that the wine would develop an "off" flavor.
In any case, the wine is safe to drink; it's just that it may not taste quite right if it wasn't stored properly. They dig up still-drinkable wine from Egyptian tombs.
2007-02-19 04:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it is a vintage port or even a late bottled vintage port it is definatly safe to drink in fact it would age vevy well but if it is a bottle of dows port ill give you €100 for it.
2007-02-19 04:55:47 · answer #4 · answered by k.fitz78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly the port will be great, but what to eat with it? Perhaps some great cheese and dry biscuits. Enjoy, and Good Health!
2007-02-19 05:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by More or less Cosmic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YE-SSS safe to drink if not opened but will be a lot stronger than should be. HAVE A NICE TIME ,have one for me
one for you /one for me you'll be off your trolley
2007-02-19 09:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by MICHAEL D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's great to drink. In the unlikely event that when you pour it, there is a lot of sediment, you will need to filter it through clean muslin.
2007-02-19 04:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would stretch a point and guess that an 1875 bottle would still be good
2007-02-19 04:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is good. Wine is aged. Maybe the word good is wrong, sometimes it does turn. They have found wine in the pyramids that is good, and home made stuff from Prohibition that is good.
2007-02-19 04:51:45 · answer #9 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
safe to drink
2007-02-19 04:50:43 · answer #10 · answered by biggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋