Divers found a bottle of champagne in a shipwreck off of Sweden.
Apparently its dated to 1782 (or just about), around the time of Louis XIV.
"According to records, Veuve Clicquot was first produced in 1772, but the first bottles were laid down for 10 years.
“So it can’t be before 1782, and it can’t be after 1788-89, when the French Revolution disrupted production,” Ekstroem said.
Aaland wine expert Ella Gruessner Cromwell-Morgan, whom Ekstroem asked to taste the find, said it had not lost its fizz and was “absolutely fabulous”."
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
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