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WORLD'S OLDEST BOTTLE of WINE
Unearthed during excavation for building a house in a vineyard near the town of Speyer, Germany, it was inside one of two Roman stone sarcophaguses that were dug up. The bottle dates from approximately 325 A.D. and was found in 1867.
The greenish-yellow glass amphora has handles formed in the shape of dolphins. One of several bottles discovered, it is the only one with the contents still preserved.
The ancient liquid has much silty sediment. About one-third of the contents are a thicker, hazy mixture. This is most probably olive oil, which the Romans commonly used to "float" atop wine to preserve it from oxidation. Cork closures, although known to exist at the time, were quite uncommon. Their oil method of preservation was apparently effective enough to keep the wine from evaporation up to modern day.
The bottle is on permanent display, along with other wine antiquities, at the Historisches Museum der Pfalz (History Museum of the Pfalz), which is worth a virtual visit or an actual one, if traveling near the area of Speyer, Germany.
816 years is the oldest bottle, it is a Ode'Licious (Greek methologist term for Rose wines). It was sold for $100 000 000 in an auction in 1993 To Lord Arohl Ganster of West Yorkshire. Unfortunatley he recently died (2006) and the bottle has been passed down to his oldest Son Sir Yert Ganster. It has been reported that he is thinking about selling it to an anonomous Frenchman.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is still mainly stored in the "mother keg" But small bottles are filled every now and then and few are circulating currently.
Its called Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727
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∙ 14y ago8,000-year-old wine was found in Georgia......now that may not be the oldest but it sure is a mark to show how long wine has been around.
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∙ 11y agoThe location of the best aged wine is no secret. Most very old things are kept in a museum and so is the oldest bottle of wine. The German museum in Speyer has it on display.
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∙ 12y agoI have one that is about 10 yrs old
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∙ 14y agovery old
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