Wine
We Drank a 172-Year-Old Wine. How’s It Taste?
Rare, 18th and 19th century Madeiras, hidden during Prohibition, are going on sale at Christie’s.
Source: Christie's
In a chilly wine warehouse in the Bronx two weeks ago, a famous Portuguese winemaker pried ancient corks from 5-gallon glass demijohns of 19th century Madeira. Was the wine inside still drinkable? Madeira ages longer than other wines, but 150-plus years?
I won’t keep you in suspense. Amazingly, the answer was yes.