What is the most expensive wine?

First, sort out 1 1 kinds of bottled wine, and then discharge the highest price of each kind.

Among the still drinkable wines, the highest price is a bottle of Montrachet white wine produced by Domaine de la Romané e-Conti1978. 200 1 was auctioned at Sotheby's in new york, becoming the most expensive wine in American history. At that time, the total price of seven bottles of wine was as high as 167500 US dollars, equivalent to 23929 US dollars per bottle. For liquor, this is sky-high. Even in the circle of wine collectors, this is beyond imagination.

Michael broadbent, the former head of Christie's wine department, told us a similar story. The protagonist is a bottle of top Bordeaux red wine engraved with President Jefferson's initials from Galeries Lafayette. When the bid price gradually approached 654.38+ million pounds, broadbent changed the bidding unit, that is, increased the amount of each bid price. Braubent said that at the end of the auction, there were only two bidders left, one of whom was Marvin Shanken, the publisher of Wine Spectator. He didn't realize the change of the bidding unit, and suddenly marked the price to 654.38+10,000 pounds. When he heard the figures quoted by the host, Shanken sat there, pale and obviously frightened.

The crowded auction room suddenly became quiet, and everyone was waiting to see if another bidder, Christopher Forbes, would follow the price. Finally, Christopher bought this bottle of wine for 6.5438+0.05 million. Shanken was unabashedly relieved.

Another miracle is that the most expensive bottle of wine has never been sold. 1989, William Sokolin, a wine merchant in new york, had a bottle of 1787 red wine produced by Margaux Winery, and the initials of President Jefferson were engraved on the bottle. This bottle of wine was commissioned by Sokolin, an Englishman. Sokolin took this bottle of wine to the wine tasting dinner of Four Seasons Hotel and bid $500,000. No one responded to this sky-high price, and no one was willing to buy gold. Why is this bottle more expensive than 1787 Galeries Lafayette? In fact, it's not worth half a million dollars. It's only Sokolin that bid sky-high price. I don't think he thought this bottle of wine could fetch 500 thousand dollars himself. No one bid at the banquet that day until the tragedy finally happened. It is quite certain that Sokolin has increased its popularity just by shouting out the daily price. Some people speculate that this is the real purpose of his high price. In any case, the $225,000 he later claimed from the insurance company was finally obtained. Whether you admit or not its value, among other things, this is really an interesting story.

Now let's see how the tragedy happened. At the end of the dinner, Sokolin was about to leave. Suddenly, a waiter with a coffee tray knocked down the bottle and it broke. Fortunately, Sokolin had the foresight to insure this expensive bottle of wine in advance. Later, Sokolin and British wine masters shared the compensation of $225,000, and the world's most expensive broken wine bottle was born. As for the fate of the unfortunate waiter, we don't know.

However, whether it's endless 1787 Galeries Lafayette red wine or 1945 mutton red wine (Mouton) that tastes like pulp, the reason for their amazing price is their scarcity.

Those strange antiques are really becoming more and more to collectors' taste. Whether baseball cards, Formica furniture in the 1950s or souvenirs of steam trains have become collectors' favorites, so rare wines have naturally become the prey that collectors chase around.

Now, as more and more people begin to appreciate the fun of drinking, especially the upstarts in China and East Asia are flocking to it. The price of quality wine will continue to rise. Even those fine wines hidden by Mr. Jefferson, or several other expensive wines on the list, their already jaw-dropping prices may be rewritten again. It's only a matter of time. Faced with these best wines, there will always be richer and more persistent collectors who want to take them into their pockets.

The most expensive standard bottled wine.

1787 galeries lafayette winery.

It was sold by Christie's auction house in London as 1985 at a price of160,000 USD. Now on display in the Forbes collection, the bottle is engraved with the initials of President Jefferson.

Galeries Lafayette is one of the top wineries with Bordeaux wine rating 1855. Together with Obiang Winery, Latour Winery, Margot Winery and Maotong Winery selected by 1973, they are also called "Five Famous Wineries" in Bordeaux. Lafite winery is considered to be the most elegant among the "Big Five".

Galeries Lafayette has a history of hundreds of years. Since17th century, wine has been greatly improved. After the death of the old Siegel, the second son Alexander married the heiress of another Bordeaux winery, Zhuanglatu, which made their son Alexander Junior the "grape prince" who controlled two famous wineries in the Big Five.

/kloc-in the 0/8th century, Lafite Winery has been highly praised by London wine merchants in England and became the royal wine of French King Louis XV. Legend has it that before the Governor of French Guiana took office, he consulted a doctor in Bordeaux about what kind of wine to bring to his post. At that time, the doctor recommended Galeries Lafayette as the healthiest and most beautiful wine. When the Governor returned to China to report his work and met the French king, he was surprised to find that the Governor was 25 years younger than when he took office. The governor attributed this to the efficacy of Galeries Lafayette wine. Since then, the queen's concubines have been fighting for Lafayette wine, which has become a fashion in the court for a while. Thomas Jefferson, the former president of the United States who was obsessed with French wine, also spoke highly of Galeries Lafayette.

After the war and several changes of owners, Baron de Rothschild, a banker of Rothschild family, bought the winery in 1868 at a high price of 8 times the price-earnings ratio and became the new owner of Lafayette winery. The family business has continued to this day. Eric de Rothchild, the current owner of the manor, took office in 1974. His innovation and painstaking management made Lafite wine get rid of the ordinary in the 1960s and 1970s and reach the peak again.

The most expensive bottle of wine.

Large bottle of chateau mouton rothschild wine (5 liters).

Produced in 1945, this year is recognized as one of the best winemaking years in the 20th century. It was sold at Christie's auction house in London for11.445438+4400 USD. According to the usual practice, the identity of the buyer is not made public, but if he plans to try wine one day, please don't forget that I am always willing to do "expert appraisal" for this bottle of baby.

The most expensive red wine.

Adding other high-concentration wines during or after fermentation leads to higher alcohol content than the first two kinds, accounting for about 15% ~ 22%. This kind of wine usually goes through a long culture period and is made by mixing wines from different years and places of origin.

This bottle of fortified wine is 1775 sherry brewed by Massandra Winery. 200 1 Sotheby's in London sold $43,500.

Masandra winery is located in Crimea, Russia, 4 kilometers away from Yalta. It is recognized as the best winery in Tsarist Russia. There are millions of bottles of Russian wine and western European wine in its wine cellar. Some Russian wines are also engraved with royal seals. One of the oldest is this bottle of sherry.

The most expensive batch of wine at the auction

50 cases! 600 bottles of Modang Hao Jie Winery 1982 vintage. 1997 Christie's auction house in new york and Zazie auction house jointly sold $420,000.

The most expensive white wine

1784 Dijinzhuang white wine was sold at Christie's auction house in London at 1986, and the price was $565880. Jefferson's initials are engraved on the bottle.

The most expensive dry white wine

Seven montague wines from Rome canti winery 1978. 200 1 year sold by Sotheby's new york auction house, the price is 167500 USD, that is, 23929 USD per piece.

The most expensive single Burgundy wine.

Rome canti winery 1990 wine burgundy red wine, 6-quart bottle. In 2002, it was sold by Zazie auction house in new york, and the price was $69,600, equivalent to $5,800 per standard bottle.

The most expensive batch of Burgundy wine.

A set of 7 methuselah wines (with a total capacity of 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles) from Luomankandi Winery 1985. 1996 Sotheby's in London sold for $224,900.

The most expensive American wine

Three bottles 1994 eagle wine. In 2000, it was sold by Christie's auction house in Los Angeles at a price of $65,438+0.10.5 million, or $3,833 per piece.

The most expensive broken wine

1787 Margot Winery red wine, with insurance compensation of $225,000.

The most expensive wine in charity auction

1992 royal eagle taxi. It was sold for $500,000 at the Napa Valley wine auction in 2000.

The buyer is Chase Bailey, an executive of Cisco Systems. From the figures alone, this is the highest price of a single bottle of wine at present. However, because wine is sold at charity auction, a large part of the price is donated by charity.