Oldest Drinkable Bottle of Champagne

People ask us all the time how long you can age champagne.  When does it go bad?  The answer is that with good champagne or sparkling wine (technically, sparkling wine is the correct term for any ”champagne” that does not originate from the Champagne region of France), it can be aged 10 years or more if stored properly.  Correct storage means cool temperatures with the bottle positioned upright (as opposed to still wines, where you store the bottle on it’s side so the cork stays wet).  Apparently correct storage can also mean underwater.  Check out this article about the oldest drinkable bottle of champagne found in a shipwreck.  I’d love to taste that champagne!

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