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Decanter Promotional feature. Credit: Corinne Couette Finding family-run, authentic and innovative wines across the Côtes de Bordeaux is one of the pleasures of Bordeaux. And in successful vintages like 2019 there are lots of wines to recommend in both red and white styles, says Jane Anson…
Château Suduiraut 2020 has become one of the latest big names from Sauternes to release in this year's Bordeaux 2020 en primeur campaign...
Courtesy of Christie's Wine connoisseurs are likely familiar with Pétrus 2000, a pricey Merlot that can fetch thousands and is so revered it’s sometimes served as its own course during dinner events. But even those who might not bat an eye at popping open an expensive bottle might hesitate at uncorking a Pétrus that’s been stored for over a year in space. It’s got an asking price of over $1 million. The bottle is currently for sale by Christie’s, and it promises to be both a unique conversation piece and an experiment on the effects of zero-gravity on the wine market. An entire case...
What does wine aged in space taste like? Experts weigh in on the ultra-rare £700,000 bottle A bottle of Pomerol that spent over a year in space is being offered for private sale at Christie's - this is what it tastes like 16 May 2021 • 4:00pm The rare wine, being sold with a comparison bottle of ‘terrestrial’ Petrus 2000, decanter, glasses, and a corkscrew made from a piece of meteorite Credit: Christie's Images Ltd. 2021 Buzz Aldrin took communion when he landed on the moon in 1969, sipping wine from a silver cup that he kept in his “personal preference” kit. Russian cosmonauts al...
For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space After 14 months on the ISS, the vintage Petrus could be yours. For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space Copy Link What goes up must come down. The same applies for the dozen bottles of red wine blasted into space in November of 2019, which splash-landed in the Atlantic earlier this year. They’ve dried off, cleaned up, and now one bottle is being sold by the auction house Christie’s. After aging for 14 months aboard the International Space Station, a bottle of space-aged Merlot can now be yours. Christie’s expects a s...