Viggen Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Historians in Germany are debating whether or not to open what is believed to be the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispina Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I'm still amazed at the quality of the glass making. The bottle looks modern. Where exactly is the seal? at the top of the neck? I don't see it. Very interesting, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) I had incorrectly thought that Roman glass was almost always translucent or colored (and not clear). Obviously, I was wrong. It should be interesting to see which grapes were used to make the wine. guy also known as gaius Edited December 11, 2011 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macerinus Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 It doesn't look very drinkable Why on earth would one want to open it? "It was discovered in 1867 and analysed by the Kaiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludovicus Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) I was under the impression that the storage of wine in bottles didn't come about until after the middle ages. There's some thing about this article that doesn't ring true. Bottle never opened, yet wine was "analyzed" in the 19th Century. Edited December 12, 2011 by Ludovicus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Ludovicus - was Superman with his x-ray eyes around a that time? If so maybe he helped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Wow, that is amazing. But, hey, why not, make a tiny hole, get a small amount of wine and analyze it. Who knows what it could tell us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludovicus Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 There is evidence that the Romans stored wine in glass bottles. See: http://www.sutton.com/articles/view-24 Corks weren't used. The Romans floated a layer of olive oil on top of the bottled wine to keep it from oxidizing. Yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well, that's not too bad. I mean imagine if the would use lead to sweeten the wine, or rotten fish to spice up their food. That would be URK! Oh wait... They did that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGolomb Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Just like I like my vino: chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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