In 2019, a family in the Spanish town of Carmona was renovating their home when they stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old tomb from the Roman era right in their backyard. The six urns found inside all contained cremated human remains, but one of them also held a mysterious reddish-brown liquid that has now been identified as the world's oldest wine ever found.
A white wine not unlike some of the sherries still produced in the region to this day, this particular wine has deepened in color over the course of two millennia, but has otherwise remained fresh. In fact, the wine is still drinkable after 2,000 years — so the researchers decided to taste it.
A white wine not unlike some of the sherries still produced in the region to this day, this particular wine has deepened in color over the course of two millennia, but has otherwise remained fresh. In fact, the wine is still drinkable after 2,000 years — so the researchers decided to taste it.