It may look like a nuclear warhead or part of an exotic anti-matter weapon, but it’s actually a bottle of wine — a glass and metal cone containing 750mL of the most expensive wine in the world sold directly from a winery.
Made by Australian vineyard Penfolds, its name is 2004 Block 42, and each bottle costs a brain spinning $US168,000.
Why is it so expensive? First: there are only 12 bottles of this liquid. Then, it is made from the grapes of a single Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard, which Penfolds claims has the oldest continuously producing vines in the world. And finally: because they know there are 12 suckers that will buy it. [Penfolds via Wired]
No wine expert would buy that, it would just fall strait off their wine racks...
you got it wrong mate, only suckers would buy it
unless a stupid wine expert falls between the cracks
Red Matter anyone?
haha
work sent us on a Penfold's Magil Estates wine tour recently. co-incidentally, it happened on the same day as their Autumn release, and as such they had decked the cellar out for press and couldn't show us it. as a consolation, they gave us a premium wine tasting - including $600 bottles of hermitage grange! score!!! great day out.
If there are only 12 bottles of the stuff, methinks this will be a case similar to a certain Emperor who walked threadbare in front of his subjects.
Chug Chug Chug!
I bet it would make excellent sangria hahahhahaha
I'm assuming the bottle allows you to inject the wine directly into your liver. Sound ridiculous? So does spending $168K on anything that isn't a flat.
Looks good. Put me down for two.
I could buy all 12!!! I just dont wanna!!!
Ok maybe not....
I dont care about the wine I just want the bottle looks awesome well woth the $168 :P
your missing some zeros there.
Kind of agree though, not much for wine myself but that container just looks really nice.
"Red wine, standing by..."
It's actually a new military development that homes in on enemy troops, injecting it straight into the liver (ala Kendal's suggestion) and causing the entire opposing side to fall drunk.
I'm definatley a lover of some good vino! but, I'm pretty sure you could feed an entire third world country with that dosh. I sure hope the buyers enjoy the hell out of that 750mLs.