Underwater champagne find

Fascinating! The BBC say it is believed to be Veuve Clicquot from

So it's 18th cenury Champagne, with an estimated value of 50,000EUR per bottle, and the divers drank a bottle of it before getting ashore! I am not sure whether to aplaud their panache or condemn them for cultural vanadalism.

Bravo to them! Of course it should be drunk. It was made to be drunk. There is nothing sadder than a bottle of wine or whisky mouldering in some cellar because it was bought as an investment. That way no one gets any enjoyment out of it

James

Exactly. When I hear people discussing wine as investment, it makes me want to... not hear that discussion.

It's the price of posting the same thing in 2 places :)

I've no problem with it being drunk. What does surprise me is that the finders drank it before they got ashore!

But to carry on this posting in 2 places idea... I am now cynically wondering if they actually found any Champagne at all. It coudl just be a publicity stunt.

That was my thought: rumours of her husbands death were probably exagerated in the 18th century... I finally managed to connect here in Monument Valley, and sure enough Dale did his homework!

cheers

Mike