From Anne Davidson:
I have just been given a bottle of 1963 Cavendish port. I have no idea how it has been stored in that time, so it could be dreadful but hopefully I'll be in for a little treat.

Andrew Fox:
I have just been given 4 bottles of Cavendish 63 by my father, who has a vast collection,and was wondering the value, not that im planning on really selling these, but you never know! If anyone has any information on these then please let me know.

Questions about this wine have cropped up a few times, mostly coming from British people. Now we have the coincidence of these two enquirers both having 'just been given' some of it (presumably not by the same person).The brief answer is that it is the local equivalent of a tawny port, and should still be rather nice to drink, and is not really particularly valuable in monetary terms, though it would probably be more so in South Africa.

To repeat the essence of what was said before: Cavendish was the British distributor for KWV, but was wound up a few years back. Winemaker Alwyn Liebenberg's comment was that this '"Port" was made by KWV, sold in bulk, bottled and exported to UK. There is not a lot around in SA, Price +/-R400, just for the vintage date. If I were you, just drink it. Old SA Tawny style "port", high sugar. With this high sugar and alcohol percentage it will survive for 40 years plus.'