Last Friday, Acker Merrall & Condit hosted an auction sponsored by Veuve Cliquot to sell Champagne discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of Åland,(an archipelago between Finland and Sweden) last summer.
The bottle, identified as Veuve Cliquot (circa 1820-1830), was sold to an anonymous Internet bidder from Sigapore. The hammer price for this rare bottle was €30,0000 ($44,025). The same buyer also purchased a bottle from the, now defunct, Juglar House for €24,000 ($35,220).The BBC reported that Åland officials would like to make thee Champagne auction a yearly event in order to boost tourism.
For more information on the auction, check out Acker Merrall & Condit's web site.
Of course Álanad wants to boos their tourist rate, because who has ever really heard Áland before now? Hopefully the same bifdder, will purchase more bottles in the upcoming years so that he can sample one.
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