Divers find 200-year old champagne in Baltic wreck
By LOUISE NORDSTROM, Associated Press Writer Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press Writer – 57 mins ago
STOCKHOLM – Now that's some vintage bubbly.
Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle they've brought up so far before they even got back to shore.
Diving instructor Christian Ekstrom said the bottles are believed to be from the 1780s and likely were part of a cargo destined for Russia. The nationality of the sunken ship has not yet been determined.......................
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By LOUISE NORDSTROM, Associated Press Writer Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press Writer – 57 mins ago
STOCKHOLM – Now that's some vintage bubbly.
Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle they've brought up so far before they even got back to shore.
Diving instructor Christian Ekstrom said the bottles are believed to be from the 1780s and likely were part of a cargo destined for Russia. The nationality of the sunken ship has not yet been determined.......................
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By LOUISE NORDSTROM, Associated Press Writer Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press Writer – 57 mins ago
STOCKHOLM – Now that's some vintage bubbly.
Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle they've brought up so far before they even got back to shore.
Diving instructor Christian Ekstrom said the bottles are believed to be from the 1780s and likely were part of a cargo destined for Russia. The nationality of the sunken ship has not yet been determined.......................
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