A mum was left stunned after discovering that a bottle of wine she won in a school tombola is worth a small fortune. Kerry Carty paid 50p to enter the competition at a school fair and ended up winning a bottle of 1982 Château Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estèphe.
The 33-year-old had planned to give it away, but decided to look up the name online out of curiosity - only to find out its priced at £400 depending on where it's sold. As reported by Birmingham Live, Kerry said: "I’m not a wine drinker and I’ve never drunk it as it gives me headaches. But I only paid 50p for a tombola ticket - so to get £185 is amazing to me."
She added: “I’m assuming it’s come from someone like me who’s been gifted this bottle of wine and just thought it could go to the school. I do feel bad, but as the saying goes, 'One man's trash is another one’s treasure'.
"From now on I’m going to check, my mum has already checked all her bottles that she has stored!
“I always see people saying ‘check your change, your antiques’ - but I’ve never heard anyone say ‘check your bottles of wine’. Times are hard - and if you’ve got a little gold mine in your cupboard then why not.”
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