A mum was shocked after discovering how much a bottle of wine, that she won in a 50p tombola, was really worth.
Kerry Carty, 33, won the bottle at her six-year-old daughter Madeline's school fair and had planned to give it to her nan for Christmas. However, out of curiosity, she decided to Google the name of the wine.
She was then shocked to find out that the bottle - a 1982 Château Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estèphe - could be worth hundreds. After seeing that some bottles were going for up to £400, Kerry listed the bottle on auction site Bid for Wine and it was snapped up for £185 after 16 bids.
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Kerry, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, said: "I don't know anything about wine. 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."
After her success, Kerry is encouraging others to investigate their wine racks in case other valuable bottles are hiding in plain sight.
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 said to my mum I’d give it to nan for Christmas and had a bottle bag ready.
"But my nan said she was glad I didn’t give it to her as she doesn’t drink red wine. 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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