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The most expensive bottle of wine in the world

Collectors of rare wines are willing to pay millionsfor the vinegar. Yes, it is vinegar that turns wine, which was stored for more than 200 years, despite meeting all the conditions of its storage. Therefore, the most expensive wines in the world, as a rule, are not wines in the full sense of the word. However, not all is lost for a bottle of Heidsieck champagne, the harvest of 1907. This wine, sold at auction at an incredible price of 275 thousand dollars apiece, refers to a batch of champagne sent to the Russian imperial family. Even then, this brand and the year of the harvest were recognized as one of the best, but that they did not reach the addressee, and instead they lay for almost a hundred years on the "sea bottom" (from 1916 to 1998), which made this wine unique. In total, from a ship that sank in the North Atlantic, 2000 bottles were raised and all of them dispersed overnight to collector's enotecas.

Enofil is a collector, a connoisseur of wine. Enoteka - as a storehouse, and a collection of wines. Both terms originated from the Greek word oinos (enos) - wine.

A little less was paid for a bottle of ChateauLafite harvest of 1869 - 233 thousand dollars. Since red French wines occasionally live for more than 50 years, the owners still have a chance to enjoy its flavor and taste, although the famous wine critic Michael Broadant claims that he is confident that this drink has already "felt the touch of decay." But about another bottle of Chateau Lafite , the harvest of 1787, no one doubts. Speech about the fact that its contents - wine - no. However, already in 1985 the famous Malcolm Forbes bought it for 160 thousand dollars (in the modern world this amount is equivalent to 315 thousand dollars), and now this rarity, presumably, can break all records of wine auctions. What is the secret? The fact is that this bottle, at the time of the wine of a very successful harvest, belonged to the famous enophile Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, one of America's most revered founding fathers. On the vessel there are still preserved the initials assigned to them by their own hands - Th. J.

The most expensive broken bottle of wine

Interesting story and one of the most expensive in the worldbottles of wine, which is no more. In 1989, the New York wine merchant William Sokolin entered into an alliance with the owner of another bottle of wine from the Jefferson collection - Chateau Margaux, the 1787 harvest. He began selling rarities at a price of $ 500,000, but the deal was not completed by the time Sokolin brought the wine with him to lunch at the restaurant. At the exit from the room with the vintner, the waiter collided, as a result, the bottle fell and broke. As the wine was insured, both the wine merchant and the owner, who wished to remain anonymous, received a generous compensation of a quarter of a million dollars each, but it is impossible to say that the bottle was sold for this price.

The most expensive wine in the world

In addition to vintage and rare wines, in the worldThere are wines that are consistently high quality. The price of a bottle of this drink may fluctuate, depending on the crop year, but still remain at the top of the bar. It is not perceptible that most of these wines are produced in France. So the red Burgundy Henri Jayer Richebourg Grand Cru on average costs about 16 thousand dollars per bottle, the best wines are sold at a price of 25 thousand dollars. A little cheaper than another red Burgundy Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru - 12 thousand dollars a bottle, but the maximum price for this drink reached 62 thousand dollars. Stable roads and Moselle riesling Egon Muller-Scharzhof Scharzhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese. This German wine you are unlikely to be able to buy cheaper than 6 thousand dollars.

In the top ten most expensive wines of the world - eight Burgundy and two Mosels. Seven of the ten wines are red, the rest are white, respectively.

The most expensive wine bottle

But to pay a lot of money, as showspractice, you can not so much for wine or for its rarity, as for the vessel itself. It is unusual packaging explains the price of 168 thousand dollars for the capacity (because the bottle is a work of art can not be called) with the wine from the Australian manufacturer Penfolds. The glass sculptural ampoule with wine (Cabernet Sauvignon) is made by a glass blower on an individual order and is enclosed in a stand made of fumed oak. The manufacturer promises that when you decide to open a "bottle", the oldest of their winemakers will come to you and personally conduct a tasting ceremony for you. The ampoule will be opened with a special silver corkscrew with a tungsten tip and poured over specially made silver bowls.