Great Discoveries: World’s Oldest Wine Found in Spain – WorthPoint

Many aficionados say wine tastes better with age because of the many complex chemical reactions taking place in the liquid over an extended period of time. What does that mean for a bottle of wine that’s about 2,000 years old? We may soon have the answer, thanks to a discovery in an ancient Roman burial site in southern Spain.

According to Fox News, the world’s oldest bottle of wine was found in Carmona, Spain. The bottle—a glass funeral urn filled with a liquid with a “reddish hue”—researchers said, is believed to be approximately 2,000 years old.

The urn was discovered in 2019 during the renovation of a property. Following the discovery, researchers tested the liquid inside of the urn. This testing confirmed that the urn’s liquid was, in fact, wine.

Meanwhile, researchers described the tomb’s conditions as “extraordinary.” As such, the wine remained in its natural state over a long period.

Researchers have published a study in the Journal of Archaeological Science about the wine they found. They noted that the liquid found in the urn had a mineral profile similar to that of wine. They also pointed out that wine had religious significance in ancient Rome, which often led individuals to get buried with wine and other items in the hopes that they could bring these items with them into the afterlife.

The oldest bottle of wine before this recent find, was discovered in 1867 and dates back to the fourth century. It is currently preserved at Germany’s Historical Museum of Palatinate.

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