Free valuations of whisky, wine and port at The Auction Café

Wednesday 30th April 10am-12.30pm

A WHISKY and wine specialist is inviting people to drop in for free valuations at a popular Lichfield coffee shop next week.

Robert French from Richard Winterton Auctioneers will be at The Auction Café in Market Street between 10am and 12.30pm on Wednesday, April 30.

“As well as being an iconic drink, whisky is a popular luxury investment and there is a strong market at auction,” said Robert.

“The same is true of certain vintages of port and wine.

“So if you have a mystery bottle sitting unopened in the sideboard, bring it along and we’ll see if you have some liquid treasure.”

Richard Winterton Auctioneers' latest specialist alcohol sale featured more than 75 lots of single malt whisky, fine Cognacs, Champagne, fine wines and vintage port and realised £12,500.

Highlights included a rare bottle of Brora natural cask strength Scottish malt whisky, distilled in 1977 and aged 21 years, selling at £750, and six bottles of Chateau Musar selling at £520.

Four bottles of ‘exceptional’ white Burgundy made £680 – two bottles of 1991 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, one bottle of 1999 Corton-Charlemagne and a bottle of 1999 Meursault Cote de Murger.

Ten bottles of Les Pagodes de Cos Saint-Estephe 2000 red wine fetched £320, two bottles of Porto Colheita 1952 port sold at £280 and a bottle of The Macallan 10 year old single malt Scotch whisky made £260.

The next specialist auction of wine and whisky is lined up for Monday, June 9 – already consigned are a number of bottles of 1963 Porto Krohn Colheita, arguably the finest vintage of the 20th century.

Rob French also offers free valuations of whisky, wine and other alcohol by appointment on other Wednesdays at The Lichfield Auction Centre, Wood End Lane, Fradley Park.

To book, email office@richardwinterton.co.uk or telephone 01543 251081.

Free home visits for large collections or to discuss house clearance quotations are available too.

The Auction Café offers free jewellery valuations every Tuesday between 10am-3pm; valuations of silver and fine art on Thursdays 10am-12.30pm and a range of specialist valuations every Wednesday 10am-12.30pm.