Record Prices for World's Oldest Champagne
Two bottles of the world's oldest champagne were auctioned Friday in the capital of the Finnish Åland Islands, Mariehamn. The bottles are two of an intact cache of 145 discovered by divers in an early 19th century shipwreck last summer.
The tipples fetched record prices - the first bottle going for 24,000 euros, while the second sold for about 30,000 euros.
Veuve Cliquot champagne distillers also offered rare vintages for sale at the same auction. Friday's sale was said to be the world's only auction for solely for champagnes.
Proceeds from the sale are to be used by the provincial government for public ventures, such as the restoration of the Baltic Sea.
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