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Re:The Oldest Unopened Bottle of Wine in the World (C. 350 A... by af78 on Sunday August 24, 2025 @11:03AM (#45004753)
My first thought was: what does it taste like? But:

> The vessel contained five liters of wine mixed with the cremains of the deceased and a gold ring at the bottom.

Interesting that someone wished to spend the afterlife in wine.

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Re:The Oldest Unopened Bottle of Wine in the World (C. 350 A... by latchkey on Sunday August 24, 2025 @12:41PM (#45005656)
Who says they wished it?
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Re:The Oldest Unopened Bottle of Wine in the World (C. 350 A... by af78 on Sunday August 24, 2025 @03:24PM (#45006915)
As it's the first time I read about mixing wine with cremated remains I thought it was not a widespread funerary practice. So it looked to me like a request the person may have made before dying. But yeah, just a guess.
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Re:The Oldest Unopened Bottle of Wine in the World (C. 350 A... by abdulhaq on Sunday August 24, 2025 @01:11PM (#45005871)
Then again, plenty of people pickle themselves while alive
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