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Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« on: July 10, 2017, 11:10:43 pm »


UNION, N.J. (AP) — A restoration project at a New Jersey museum unearthed cases of wine nearly as old as the United States.

The Liberty Hall Museum in Union says it discovered almost three full cases of Madeira wine, a fortified wine, dating to 1796 while restoring its wine cellar. NJ.com (http://bit.ly/2sHP4uh ) reports the museum also found 42 demijohns — large glass jugs sometimes used for holding spirits — dating to the 1820s.

The museum said the monetary value of the wine cannot be made public.

The original 13 colonies imported about 95 percent of the wine produced on the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, according to historical accounts. Bill Schroh, Liberty Hall's director of operations, said Madeira was the best wine to ship during the 18th century because it almost never spoils — even centuries later if stored properly.


Read more at: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-jersey/articles/2017-07-10/museum-restoration-project-unearths-revolutionary-era-wine
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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2017, 11:29:07 pm »
Someone's stash...
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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2017, 01:06:53 am »
Madeira wine was a General Washington favorite, if memory serves.
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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2017, 01:59:41 am »
Quote from: SunkenCiv on July 11, 2017, 01:06:53 am
Madeira wine was a General Washington favorite, if memory serves.

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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2017, 02:07:21 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on July 10, 2017, 11:29:07 pm
Someone's stash...


That was my thought too. Someone stashed it but never got to drink it. Which is not really a surprise.


It was very, very, easy and quite common to die in 1800. That is the most common way buried treasure is found. Someone hides the loot, but doesn't last long enough to go back to get it.
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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2017, 04:05:31 am »
Quote from: rodamala on July 11, 2017, 01:59:41 am
"I am NOT drinking any F***ING Merlot" ~George Washington
Probably a Bordeaux fan.  ;)
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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2017, 04:08:05 am »
"fortified wine". The finder is probably thinking, "just my luck. discover 200 year old wine and it turns out to be MD2020"
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Re: Museum Finds Cases of 2-Century-Old Wine in Its Cellar
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2017, 05:50:20 pm »
Quote from: SunkenCiv on July 11, 2017, 01:06:53 am
Madeira wine was a General Washington favorite, if memory serves.

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