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At the bottom of the sea found the champagne
The group of divers instructor Christian Ekstroma (Christian Ekstrom) found in the remains of the ship in the Baltic Sea with a champagne bottle of XVIII century, which was thus the oldest surviving champagne in the world, reports Daily Mail. The vessel was found at a depth of 60 m. Far from the Aland Islands, between Sweden and Finland.
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According to Christian Ekstroma in the 1780s bottle transported to Russia. Divers discovered the bottle right on the boat and, to their great delight, it was perfectly preserved champagne. "We pulled out the bottle to determine the age of the ship. We did not know that it's champagne. I think it's wine or something else. He was a terrific flavor. It was sweet, with a touch of oak and tobacco "- said K. extreme. Divers believe that the ship is still about 30 of these bottles. Expedition leader confident age of champagne and its authenticity, however, to confirm the samples were sent to France for testing.
Swedish wine expert Carl-Jan Granqvist (Carl-Jan Granqvist) said that if the cork in the other bottles are not damaged, and champagne as well preserved, the value of each bottle may reach 50 thousand. F. Art. Champagne from the sunken ship about 40 years older than the oldest recorded champagne stored at the traditional French champagne producer.
A year ago, a group of archaeologists led Timmy Gambin (Timmy Gambin) of «Aurora Trust» using sonar discovered the "graveyard" of five Roman ships shipwrecked near an Italian island. Experts believe that the ships that lay at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 100 meters, can belong to the time of the I century BC to V century AD Ships transporting wine from Italy in exchange for the fish sauce from Spain and north Africa, and a mysterious cargo of metal ingots from Italy. Perhaps ingots to be used in the construction of statues or weapons.
A week after the discovery of the Klaus Keppler (Klaus Keppler), 70-year-old German treasure hunter and owner of the company to raise the sunken ships, after years of inaction discovered just two sunken ship, loaded with riches. Ships transported to Jakarta silver bullion, gold jewelry, rhinestone, wine and cannons.
From one of the ships were only fragments, which is not surprising, since the ship sank in the tenth century AD, but the second ship that sank around 1806, preserved much better. How we found out was the last corsair ship, a pirate with a royal permission for his pirate activity. According to historical information, the captain and crew of a sunken ship survived.
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According to Christian Ekstroma in the 1780s bottle transported to Russia. Divers discovered the bottle right on the boat and, to their great delight, it was perfectly preserved champagne. "We pulled out the bottle to determine the age of the ship. We did not know that it's champagne. I think it's wine or something else. He was a terrific flavor. It was sweet, with a touch of oak and tobacco "- said K. extreme. Divers believe that the ship is still about 30 of these bottles. Expedition leader confident age of champagne and its authenticity, however, to confirm the samples were sent to France for testing.
Swedish wine expert Carl-Jan Granqvist (Carl-Jan Granqvist) said that if the cork in the other bottles are not damaged, and champagne as well preserved, the value of each bottle may reach 50 thousand. F. Art. Champagne from the sunken ship about 40 years older than the oldest recorded champagne stored at the traditional French champagne producer.
A year ago, a group of archaeologists led Timmy Gambin (Timmy Gambin) of «Aurora Trust» using sonar discovered the "graveyard" of five Roman ships shipwrecked near an Italian island. Experts believe that the ships that lay at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 100 meters, can belong to the time of the I century BC to V century AD Ships transporting wine from Italy in exchange for the fish sauce from Spain and north Africa, and a mysterious cargo of metal ingots from Italy. Perhaps ingots to be used in the construction of statues or weapons.
A week after the discovery of the Klaus Keppler (Klaus Keppler), 70-year-old German treasure hunter and owner of the company to raise the sunken ships, after years of inaction discovered just two sunken ship, loaded with riches. Ships transported to Jakarta silver bullion, gold jewelry, rhinestone, wine and cannons.
From one of the ships were only fragments, which is not surprising, since the ship sank in the tenth century AD, but the second ship that sank around 1806, preserved much better. How we found out was the last corsair ship, a pirate with a royal permission for his pirate activity. According to historical information, the captain and crew of a sunken ship survived.
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