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hi all new to this
would a 37 y/old port be still good un opened
stats
its a Kaiser Stuhl 1973 vintage port
written on box( made of cardboard )
A Commemorative Pack
to mark the opening
of the Winery Chateau
at Nuriootpa in the
Barossa Valley
8th March 1974

on 2nd side of box
The Chateau at Nuriootpa in the famous
Barossa Valley is the home of Kaiser Stuhl
Wines . Built in the Baroque Renaissance
style it reflects the tradition and history
behind the Kaiser Stuhl name . It calls
to mind the early German settlers who first
tilled the rich fertile soil of the Barossa
Valley over 100 years ago. These were the
forefathers of the winegrowers who now
back the Barossa Co-operative Winery and
its Kaiser Stuhl wines

on 3rd side of box
This premium Vintage Port was awarded
a Gold Medal at the 1973 Perth Wine
Show in Class 8 - Sweet Red.
It was made from a high quality Shiraz grapes from a selected vineyards in the
Barossa Valley . Bottled in Febuary 1974,
it was specially chosen to commemorate
the opening of the Winery Chateau .
it should be kept for a minimum of five
years- a wine for the collector and
connoisseur.

so i have no idea any help would be appriciated
and would this be of any value
ty for ur time jasonjawist

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Hi Jason, yes it would be fine to drink unless it's corked or tainted in another way (possibly through poor storage).
Should be fine.

Probably is worth something since it was a commemorative pack. Even crappy wine presented in a commemorative pack is worth more than it normally would have been - sentimental value, you see.

Keep reading online, you'll probably find more info on it.

If in doubt, try some of the online auction sites - dare I suggest it here - but contacting their head of fine wines by email would be fruitful I think. Frankly, I don't know anything about this particular bottle. But don't just toss it out haha

Hi Jason and welcome to the forum

I got 5 bottles of the 69 Kaiser Stuhl Vintage Port a couple of years ago. Three were fine and two were sensational. It will depend on the storage and the cork. If the level of the wine is still quite high in the neck of the bottle and/or the cork hasn't soaked al the way through (they had small crappy corks unfortunately) you could be on to something. I think I only paid about $25 a bottle at auction so it's not worth a thousand bucks. Why not drink it and find out what it's like!

Cheers

Michael

Should be fine....I haven't had this particular wine for about 5 years but it was certainly drinking ok at that stage....not worth too much though I'm afraid. The arse fell out of the fortified market a while back....curent market estimates put it at around $16 a bottle