The Auswine Forum

[quote="Mark S"]G'day Nick & welcome - no, it's not a rare treasure, you'd probably get closer to $50 than $100+ if you were to sell it via auction. 1949 was not a renowned vintage, and tawny ports (as opposed to vintage ports) don't really improve in the bottle over time, so there's a...

bought a bottle of 1949 Orlando Tawny Port the other day from a bric-a-brac shop in the Southern Highlands. Paid $20 thinking it was worth the gamble i.e. if the wines OK to drink. The cork looks fine and hasn't leaked any wine since lying it on its side, and the ulluge is minimal i.e. level still w...

I too bought a few cases of this wine, and maybe I'm a fool like a few others have suggested, but I'm not sure. I have followed some of the online commentry which basically fueled my doubts about the wine too after the initial couple of bottles were dissapointing. If it's too good to be true, then i...