The word wine has its root from the ancient Greek word for vines, vinos. Grapevines produces lush grapes which are then fermented to create the popular yet sophisticated alcoholic drink we know as wine. In many areas, the English word wine and its synonyms in different languages are protected by law, as other beverages similar to wine can be produced from fruits, rice, flowers and honey.
At the highest end, rare, super-expensive wines are often the costliest item on the menu, and exceptional vintages from the best vineyards may sell for thousands of dollars per bottle. Expensive red wines with their complex subtleties are traditionally more costly than other expensive wines.
Here are the most expensive wines in the world.
1992 Screaming Eagle
around $80,000
At Auction Napa Valley 2008, a charity event, a lot of six magnums of Screaming Eagle were sold for $500,000. In addition to the wine, the lot included a dinner at the winery. The lucky purchaser was Chase Bailey, an executive at Cisco Systems.
1945 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild Jeroboam
$114,614
Sold to an anonymous buyer at a Christie’s auction in 1997, this bottle comes from what is considered by wine enthusiasts to be one of the finest vintages of the 20th century.
“Th.J” 1787 Chateau Lafitte
$160,000
A bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafitte which sold at Christie’s London in December of 1985, this wine was originally reported to be from the cellar of Thomas Jefferson, the former US President, and this most expensive bottle of wine had the initials Th.J etched into the glass bottle. It made its way into the hands of American tycoon Bill Koch, who became suspicious of the origins of the four bottles he had purchased. Eventually, he instigated the investigation that debunked the supposed origin of what was, at the time of purchase, the most expensive wine in the world.
Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck
$275,000
These hundred year old bottles of Champagne from the Heidsieck vineyard in Champagne took over eighty years to reach their destination. Shipped to the Russian Imperial family in 1916, a shipwreck off the coast of Finland caused this champagne to be lost at sea until divers discovered over 200 bottles in 1997. Now they’re finally being sold—to wealthy guests at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, at least. Of course, the wine’s extraordinary tale and incredible age are what makes it the world’s most expensive wine.
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wow thats alot of money
does this belngs to Rothschiled family as well ?
Too expensive!
I worked at a high end restaurant that had an extensive wine collection. The most expensive wine i remember ran around 15 grand. 160 grand is just outrageous! I dont miss the wine migraines.
The Th.J bottles were debunked in a 2007 issue of the New Yorker. Apparently the wine broker who “discovered” the bottles in France is a charlatan & is highly suspected of fabricating the ruse bottles and contents. The price, however, paid is what is reported here — so that means, even if the product is fraudulent the price paid is real.
Too expensive!
I guess the one who bought it is a wine lover..and they must have auctioned it
The chateau lafite bottles is too expensive and the most expensive wine in the world but I want to buy it, even if I’m a student , I feel…the wine is tasteful and gorgeous……. I can’t wait to taste it…
if you need to ask the price of good wine ,then dont come to my party
I will drink this wine some day
I will drink the most expensive wine some day because i think it taste good
I think that it is very expensive & I know that I will nerver be able to have. Much props to those who have
its good to consume wine from the greatest vineyards like burgundy…
it’s costly but good things don’t come cheap. if its expensive then it must be worth every cent. this is the good wines one can get. I hope to have a sip of it one day.
Yeah. My father had one of those Chateau Lafitte bottles. We downed it for his b-day bash.
The screaming eagle is a great wine I have six 1995 ones worth 120,000 dollars.
my god
i hope to have a sip
hey! wanna have a sip also…
ohhh this is too cheap… i hav 100′s of bottles in my house
I think that even if i had the money, that’s too expensive for wine
I am currently drinking the Chateau Lafite, and I own three bottles. as expensive as it may be, its not the best wine I’ve had. my fathers got a collection that has wines half the price, twice better. you’ve just got to know your wines. kudos to Chateau Lafite but im sorry its just another sunday afternoon, there’s better and cheaper out there..
How would you descibe this wine?
I agree built a celler 10 years ago home to many great wines …and yes half the price for many of them. steve Auckland
bt thinking of drinking the wine is priceless!!!
You could save the planet for less money!!!
I’m wondering how does it taste?
(Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck $275,000) that’s a lot of money you can even buy a very nice car or a house and lot with that! Even I consider my self an alcoholic there is no way I would buy that wine!
These wine’s are SICK! I well like a bit of ‘Screaming Eagle’ after a Tikka Masala. Yum yum in my tum!
Totally… Totes ma goats!
What do you guys think of Jacobs Creek from the 2006 era? Such a lovely grape. Washes a cheese on toast down lovely jubbly! LOL
Mmmm sounds nice perhaps a tad pricey, but coming from Lanarshire, I have to ask has one tried a No. 1 Bottle of Buckfast..?
Agree.
i cant afford this…..coz i am a student…..but one day i will tatste………..
that is way to cheap
well i am a model i do make 200,000 dollars a week
Some people have more money than sense. It’s a shame so many people are doing without food and the bare needs to sustain life while others without thought splurge on such pure non sense.
Oh, and the Heidsieck is Champagne, as stated, bubbly, and thus not wine. Shouldn't be on this list.
I bet the people who bought those wines would’t even be able to tell between their quarter million bottles and a good rioja 2001.
I feel pity for them.
instate of buying this much of expensive wines, in the world there is lots of people dyeing everyday with out food why don’t we help them, atlest we can save some of there life. so it’s my hummble request to everyone, please help them as much as possible.
thanks
Was the wine also for the Rothschild family?
This must be e very tasteful wine.If I would like to taste this wine any time I have the money to do so.It is good to have the taste of such expensive wine like Chateau Lafite
This must be e very tasteful wine.I would like to taste this wine any time I have the money to do so.It is good to have the taste of such expensive wines like Chateau Lafite
hmmmmmm and i am happy with2007 rex hill reserve
OMG why is that so much money for wine!!! NO ONE will probablly bye it! THAT IS A RIP OFF I MEAN $275.000 DOLLARS FOR WINE!! RIIIIIIIIIIIIII[ OOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFF!
this is good Wines i am happy to see it
it is so good i think so
That’s too expensive to me however i am drinking 2006 Years Wine.
The 1907 Heidsieck was pretty good going down at $275,000. But let me tell you folks, it sure was worth nothing the next day.
how r u richer than God?
well, i would like to have a exclusive glass of wine and when i am going to:))))))))))))))))))))
shocking rates. un believable,
how are they going to drink it!!!i mean come one it is $275000. this is not ceap at all. they would sip every year.
Why do I suspect that the people who’d pay this much for a stupid bottle of wine are the same people behind the IRS’ confiscation of ever bigger chunks of my meager paycheck?
$275,ooo a bottle, come on people. give me a $4.00 bottle of mogen david
…it’s tOOOoo expensive!!! GOSH!!!..
… bt anyway i’ll try sOme soon
next century I think?… LOL :p..
… dAH!!! ur just wasting ur mOney…
i want to know about that
I consider these wines priceless, no one would actually buy it only get to know its values. Do you dare to drink a hundred year old wine yourself? That’s gotta be the end of the world.
I think the most expensive wine is Chateau margaux (Margot). $500,000.00 per bottle only, 750ml. Guys you’re easily buy this one.
Im going to buy my bottle b4 all is finished, ya’ll don’t be jealous,im gonna drink it in 2012 at the end of da world.
$275,000? sorry… but coke tastes better
only $1 from the deli
My type of wine
I would more than likely mix it with 7up =)
i’d rather spend money on 1 million bottles of coke than this stupid expired wine
ahahahahahahaha lol@expired!!!! you got that right!
@ da person who askd bout ch lafite rothschild – its from da chataeu lafite not rothschild.
the 2003 vintage yielded one f da best french wines the are available 2 drink 2dy.
that would suck if it you paid that much and it was vinegar
that is way too pricey i mean really
i would never pay that much for wine
and im not even aloud to drink but
when i get older i no witch wine i wont pay for!!!!
I am the regular customer. I am very costly dranker. After the drink i don’t understand what i do.
Anyway, you can enjoy your money as you want i don’t say you should not pay for such expensive wine but there are so many things to spend money on.
i m very passionate about drinks ……..i hav a drink occasionally , may it a marriage or so …….i spend a lot havin expensive drinks……..??
miles, stop bragging you do realise you look like a prat? cmon admit it you have no money..
The thing about these expensive wines is that they should never be drunk. They are an investment, and should be continuousy cellared and sold through the generations. Not only is drinking them a poor return on investment (because the value simply isn’t there), but by removing the bottle from existence erases its legacy and its future story forever. That is sad. In my cellar, I have some great bordeaux from 1982, and know that I will likely never drink them. That is just the way it is.
The most expensive wine I’ve bought and drunk is a flight of 1966 DRC and I’m not sure it was worth it. It held up remarkably for about 2 hours, and then it fell over pretty quickly, so me and my friends had to down pretty fast after that. In future, I will remember to open one at a time.
Not much of a wine fan myself, however with the money I would have a cellar with expensive wine in.
Hi everybody, my name is Erici Parentoni, you might of heard the name before at some Italian auctions.. IAM the biggest wine and liquor purchaser in the world, as far as private consumer purchaser. I have bought most of the most expensive btl’s in the world… I do not own a company, neither am i a restaurant owner. I buy the best alcohol in the world as known or said and test it’s credibility of taste..Although i am a very fortunate heritage billionaire , i do understand most of these wines or liquors are over prized!! trust me when i say this, i have tried lots of expensive liquors, wine, beer, etc, i tend to enjoy the one’s sold as there well drink special at a neiborhood bar.. we pay for the name brand in this life!! for anything and everything!! i can afford to by a whole restaurant or liquor store i still think it is ridiculous to buy alcohol for that much money!!!! there are people starving out there and need much more help than us people with money spending on nonsense!!! i have bought expensive bottles of alcohol in my life before, especially 1920 mccallen’s btl worth 120,000 us dollars!! not worth it!! at some point we tend to wanna spend money for nothing just cause we can!! this expensive alcohol you are seeing on this website tastes no better than the one you are buying currently for lots cheaper… i tend to think a publix btl of wine known as stone cellars cab. tastes better than the eagle eye 12th priced at 120,000 us dollars!! just an example!! i’am willing to send a bottle of expensive courvoisier coingac to anyone who answers my post first… worth 75,000 dollars… i have 2 and don’t appreciate it so much!! write me if you do do.. it will be my pleasure to send it to you if you are going to use it for a good cause and a special occasian!! goodluck to you all!! there are many better things to do with money than to spend it on this!!! god bless…
Is this cognac gone? Am I too late! Would love to have it!
lol you havent have ever met my father have you?
we are a small middle class family in rural country side. we appreciate the taste of good liquors and food. Wine may tell a story as some have said, but your own memories with your loved ones are more valuable than the substance at hand…
that is too expensive !!!!!!!!!!
i will try to have one !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ciao, Erici Parentoni! I’d love to have a bottle of your expensive wine! I will tell you my story and what I will use your wine for if you write me. I’d rather not have my personal information or life displayed to the public.
You are a very kind person and your generosity will not go unnoticed. I am anxious to meet someone that has a heart of gold, as I have one, too.
Thank you for the opportunity to receive your wine.
Ciao,
Teri
sleeplessN2007 at yahoo dot com
Hi Erici Parentoni ,
Nice 2 see ur comment. I agree with ur comment. Its better 2 use that much of money for a better thing which saves many lifes instead of spending the money in this type of issues.
maybe it is poisonous wine…………
fantastic wine……
do you think anything remained in the bottles ? LOL !
I drink screaming eagles daily, like water to be exact. Have any of you wealthy guys ever tried the screaming pigeon??
Half of the world's starving and people make wine for his much money, i am embarrassed of how capitalist the world has become.
i bought wine bottles more expensive and taste waay better
i keep my money for someday ..hoping also to buy that wine
please buyers of this wine should go give the money to orphanage homes i think God will appreciate this than the wine you are buying
shame to you''''''''''''''''''''
very expensive win but my coke more taste
whoooom its my passion to drink the wine which is most expensive………..
its passion of jatts to drink this wine………………………
hmm…really the expensive 1….but i don’t think dat it is de best 1….
the one thing ive never tried is an ice wine which i hear can go for very high prices as well
brad ; chataux margaux tastes like pish water. Your better off with a cold bottle of Buckfast you knob
i would probobly kill someone for a bottle. maby two people.
hey bro is wine gone,can i have a taste,nothing good comes cheap
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i want to buy all that wine…………………………..before it finish
where can i get it for free???
this is amazing i could not believe that there is a wines this expensive W0W!!!!
i took various kind of wine but i never took this kind of wine i want to purchase this wine but at this time i dont have a lot of mone so im not able to purchase but when i will be able to purchase this most expensive wine then 100% i will purchase this wine and i will distribute also it would be my pleasure really…………..
too expensive
Anyone for a little Boones Farm or Annie Greensprings?