In a medieval cesspit in central France, archaeologists dug up a small, hard grape seed. They believed it to be 900 years old, based on the artifacts found nearby. When geneticists crushed up the ...
California has zinfandel vines that are more than 140 years old. But when you buy a bottle of “old vine” zinfandel, don’t assume that the grapes are from such venerable vines. There’s no legal ...
Christie’s bills the bottles as ‘the oldest we have ever brought to market.’ As part of its Finest and Rarest Wines and Spirits sale in London on June 5 and 6 (which, hey, guess what, also includes ...
Until you’ve had a wine that was aged properly, it’s difficult to describe the unexpected, singular experience of drinking one. If a wine possesses a certain high level of structure, it has the ...
UNION, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- A New Jersey museum has made a huge find, in the form of a stash of spirits that is almost as old as the country itself. As CBS2's Meg Baker reported, a rare vintage vino ...
Israeli archaeologists have found a huge 1,500-year-old wine factory in the city of Yavne, an impressive industrial estate from the Byzantine period, authorities said Monday. The Israel Antiquities ...