I wonder what the oldest unopened bottle is that at least appears to be drinkable is. (i.e. uncorked and at least without olbvious sediment)

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n1b0m 2 days ago | parent [-]

The oldest reliably drinkable wine is a white wine from 1472, stored in a 450-liter barrel in the cellars of the Hospices de Strasbourg in France. The wine has only been tasted three times throughout its history:

1576: To celebrate a Swiss alliance.

1718: After a hospital fire.

1944: To commemorate the city's liberation from Nazi occupation.

	▲	albumen 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The 1576 event was perhaps the earliest example of deliveroo. As part of a major shooting tournament, a delegation from Zurich travelled by boat to deliver a cauldron of hot millet porridge to the city, to prove they could reach Strasbourg swiftly (in just 18 hours) and still keep the porridge warm. This was a diplomatic performance reinforcing the Protestant alliance and mutual support between Strasbourg and Zurich during the Reformation.
	▲	owenversteeg 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It has actually been drank at least once more, by two French oenologists in 1994: >La verdeur du vieillard En 1994, une analyse du vin de 1472 a été réalisée par deux oenologues, MM. Lobre et Windholtz, prouvant « que c’est encore du vin » et non pas « une mixture bonne à assaisonner » une batavia. Le nez a été jugé « puissant, très fin et d’une grande complexité ». En bouche, ils ont relevé des notes de vanille, de miel, de cire, de camphre et de noisette. Alors qu’un « vin normal » possède 20 g d’extraits secs, celui des hospices strasbourgeois dépasse les 45 g ! Conclusion : « Ce vieillard a conservé une étonnante verdeur », 538 ans après sa naissance. from https://web.archive.org/web/20131103183014/https://www.lalsa...
	▲	deadbabe 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It seems the next time it will be tasted should be sometime in 2130.