Posted by
les on 10/16/2005 at 15:42 PST
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Last Reader Comment on 03/24/2006 at 15:39 PST
I have and unknown bottle of port wine that I need to identify. The bottle is leather bound (bottom included), has a wooden stopper attached to the leather at the neck of the bottle with a gold chain, and has 2 coins embedded in the leather with the picture of a man with the phrases Alfonso XII Por La g De Dios surrounding the picture. This wine was obtained in europe (perhaps spain or portugal) in the late 60s by a now deceased relative. Any information that you may have about this bottle of wine would be greatly appreciated. I will try to upload a picture of this bottle in the near future.
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jerboa 03/24/2006 at 15:39 PST [Reply]
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This is and interesting and confusing bottle of port. Almost all port comes from Portugal from the Alto Douro region. The business is controlled by less than 40 "lodges" who blend the wine with Brandy to get the final alcohol content. Your bottle should have the name of one of these lodges on it somewhere.
Alfonso XII was the king of Spain (November 28, 1857�November 25, 1885) I suspect your bottle has a cork at the end of the wooden stopper, The words around the picture most likely mean through the grace of God. (Por la gracia de Dios)
If the bottle truly dates to the late 1880s, it could be worth a lot. I suggest you contact dealers in very old wines
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