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David Ling

U.K.

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Expertise

I have 40 year`s experience tasting, collecting and enjoying wines as an amateur enthusiast. Bordeaux and Port are my particular loves and I regularly buy and sell at auction. I have a good library and frequently participate in on-line discussions. I can only help with valuations, buying or selling if you tell me where you live as there are many variations around the world.

Experience in the area

I would not feel confident answering questions on German wines or those of the USA, South Africa or Australia. But please check my prestige rating and browse "Browse Past Answers" at the top of this page to see if I'm the one you want to help on everything else! (PLEASE don't forget to tell me where you are if you want my estimation of value or help buying or selling!)

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I also participate regularly on several other discussion groups.

What do you like about this subject?

The infinite variety of wines.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

To keep filling gaps in my knowledge and to help others to share the joys of discovery and the pains of disappointment.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Did you know that there are many thousands of grape varieties used to make wine - but that many of them are different names for the same thing!

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Sometimes the price and value of wines is driven more by marketing hype than by quality.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Lindsay	02/09/12	10	10	10	Very good advice for a subject I .....
Ramtin	02/03/12	10	10	10	thank you so much
Mike	01/30/12	10	10	10	Many thanks David for your very promp .....
Will	01/29/12	10	10	10
paco barrera	01/27/12	10	10	10	excelent answer.

Recent Answers from David Ling

2012-02-08 value of 'millenium bollinger':

Hi Debbie, You seem to have missed my answer to your previous follow-up so here it is again: It would be a criminal offence to offer a known fake for sale so this would only have any value if you

2012-02-06 port 1980:

Hi Lindsay, This is from a good but not outstanding vintage, from a producer just below the top rank and is now rather old for what it is. Nonetheless it probably has a value at auction somewhere in

2012-02-06 millenium bollinger:

Hi Debbie, It would be a criminal offence to offer a known fake for sale so this would only have any value if you could prove that it's genuine, which wouldn't be easy - given the known history of this

2012-02-06 millenium bollinger:

Hi Debbie, I think you are right to have doubts about this as there was a major scam in which bottles of Perry were relabled 'Millennium Bollinger' so there's a very real chance that you have a fake

2012-02-03 info about champagne:

Hi Ramtin, Thanks for the photo but I can't add much to my previous answer, except to comment that the condition of the foil looks some way from pristine and might concern any potential buyer. (Not

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