If botteled correctly, does wine ever expire? why do they place wine on its side rather than standing it up?!
If botteled correctly, does wine ever expire? why do they place wine on its side rather than standing it up?
how long can wine sit in a barrel for? what is the oldest wine and how much does it cost for a glass?
Answers:
Wines eventually turn into vinegar. If they are exposed to air, the oxygen speeds the process. Laying the bottle on its side keeps the cork wet and the air out. (So would putting the bottle upside down, but that would result in sediment on the cork.)
Scientists have found 8000-year-old red wine in Georgia (the Georgia in Russia, not the one in SE USA.
in 2003, Christie's Christie's London offered a bottle of 1727 Rüdesheimer Apostelwein coming directly from the collection of the Bremer Ratskeller, the greatest library of wines in Germany. This concentrated wine has an abundance of the two ingredients which give great white wines their ability to age: acidity and sugar. The 1727 must be the oldest wine in the world that is still drinkable and thrillingly enjoyable. The sale also includes an impressive array of finest German wines, both young and old, from many of the country's greatest estates.
It sold for 5500 Euros, for the bottle.