If a bottle of Petrus 2000 that Christie's is selling tastes out of this world it might be because it aged for 14 months aboard the International Space Station. Christie's hopes the bottle, now up for grabs in a private sale, will fetch $1 million, which would make it the most expensive wine ever sold. The bottle is one of a batch of 12 that European startup Space Cargo
For most wine drinkers, a budget bottle from the grocery store is perfectly sufficient. But for the adventurous wine connoisseur with a discerning palate
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 by Becky Sullivan (NPR)
The bottle of Pétrus 2000 spent 14 months on the International Space Station. It will be sold alongside a terrestrial bottle of the same vintage.
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For most wine drinkers, a budget bottle from the grocery store is perfectly sufficient.
But for the adventurous wine connoisseur with a discerning palate and a lot of money there is a new frontier: space wine.
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WHO GOT THE HOOCH??!
In case you missed it, a bottle of Petrus 2000, was launched into space on November 2nd, 2019.and stayed aboard the International Space Station until January 14th of this year. It got aboard the space station as part of an experiment conducted by Space Cargo Unlimited which is doing research on the future of agriculture. Now it’s up for auction, and it’s estimated to go for at least $1-million.
If you’re going to drop that kind of cash on a bottle of wine, you probably want some ‘extras,’ right? If aging in outer space isn’t enough for you, this bottle comes in a custom “Star Trek” inspired trunk with a corkscrew made from a meteorite! And of course, a couple of glasses to drink from. For those unsure if you’ll be able tell if “space aging” actually made a difference? The buyer will also get a bottle of the vintage that was aged in a cellar.