Ageing like fine wine - a phrase used to describe people who are exceptionally attractive for their age, says so much about old wines. So it should come as no surprise to you that the world's most expensive and rare wines are at least a century old. These wine bottles aren't simply bottles, but a part of history. Massandra, 1775
Arguably the world's oldest sherry, this is also the most expensive bottle of wine in existence. Hailing from the house of Russia’s Massandra winery, this bottle was sold for 43, 500 USD in London in 2001. You know what else you can buy with that kind of money? A luxury sedan!Chateau d’Yquem, 1787
The most expensive white wine in the entire freaking world, this beauty is more than two centuries old. We aren't entirely sure if it's healthy to consume a wine this ancient, but in 2006, an American collector bought it for 100,000 USD. Yep, you heard that right. Chateau Lafite, 1787
World-renowned publisher Malcolm Forbes was absolutely fascinated with this ancient bottle of fine vintage wine and paid 160,000 USD for it. Why you ask? First of all, it's from the year 1787. Secondly, this bottle was no less than a historical treasure since it came out from President Thomas Jefferson’s cellar. Thirdly, he could afford it! Chateau Margaux, 1787
Everything that was made in the 18th century was gold, I guess. This particular bottle of wine was no different. It was so hyped that its price was estimated at 5 million USD. However, nobody was lucky enough to actually consume it. The owner took it to Four Season for a Margaux dinner, a waiter knocked it over and insurers had to pay a whopping 225,000 USD. Why does everything delightful have to end in tragedy? Heidsieck, 1907
2000 bottles of champagne, which were originally supposed to reach the court or Tsar Nicholas Second of Russia, were salvaged from a ship. Thanks to its historic novelty, it's been sold at a whopping 2,75,000 dollars at auctions. That makes this wine, world's most expensive champagne ever. Jealous much?
