What is the most expensive bottle of wine in the world?

Chateau Lafite 1787
The bottle of wine that fetched the highest ever price was Chateau Lafite, 1787. It fetched a price of $160,000 at Christie’s London in 1985. The wine was bought for Forbes collection. The specialty of the bottle is that it bears Thomas [...]

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Issue No. 2
The longest recorded champagne cork flight is 177 feet and 9 inches!
Achieved by Heinrich Medicus in 1988 at Woodbury Vineyards in New York State.
I’m going to have a shot at the record off my balcony tonight!

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The first of what will become a weekly post - every Wednesday (as the title of the post suggests!)
The Irish believe that fairies are extremely fond of good wine. The proof of the assertion is that in the olden days royalty would leave a keg of wine out for them at night. Sure enough, it [...]

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