What Does A$168,000 Bottle Of Wine Taste Like?

The world’s most expensive wine, Penfolds 2004 Block 42, is housed in 750-ml glass ampoules. Photo: Penfolds

Record-Breaking Wine: What Does $168,000 Taste Like? -- Wired Science

Today, the Australian winery Penfolds announced the world’s most expensive wine sold directly from a winery, eloquently dubbed “2004 Block 42.” The $168,000 wine is a produced from a single vineyard, from what the winery claims are the oldest continuously producing Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world. It will be sold in 12 glass ampoules (above), which look more like something you’d use to kill a vampire than to serve wine. Each holds the equivalent of a standard wine bottle.

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My Comment: This is overpriced wine .... but I must confess that I do like the design of the bottle.

New Bottle Designs Are Revolutionizing The Wine Business

Eight Arms Cellars created Tentacles wine

These Stunning New Bottle Designs Are Revolutionizing The Wine Business -- Business Insider

When purchasing a bottle of wine, are you more likely to go for the tannins inside the bottle or the stunning visuals that decorate the label?

Traditionally, you're supposed to buy wine based on taste (and price). But the design world wants to change all that, the same way it's changed food and non-alcoholic beverages.

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My Comment: Some of these labels and bottle designs are awesome. Check it out.

A Sonoma Vineyard Estate

Photo Courtesy of Aidlin Darling Design

Sonoma Vineyard Estate Employs Stunning Design Artistry -- Just Luxe

Joshua Aidlin and David Darling are the partners behind Aidlin Darling Design, renowned for their luxury accommodations. The gorgeous Vineyard Estate won the company the 2008 Chairman’s Award from the International Interior Design Association as well at the 2007 Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects, among other honors. The beautiful 14,000 square foot home is located in Sonoma, California on 140 acres of land. The estate includes the main home, as well as a caretaker’s residence, barn, irrigation center, water storage, as well as sculpture gardens and an orchard.

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My Comment: The architecture for this house certainly alters one's traditional view of what a house should look like in the middle of a vineyard.

The Ultimate Private Bar

Diageo

Is This Bar Worth $159,000? -- Wall Street Journal

Diageo makes well-known beverages like Guinness stout, Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whiskey, but you won’t find one of its latest products in any nearby watering hole.

The world’s largest spirits producer has teamed up with Porsche Design Studio, a subsidiary of the car maker, to create not a drink but a personal bar to hold one of its most expensive scotches. Launched in November, the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Private Bar comes in just 50 editions, each with a price tag of more than $159,000.

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My Comment: At $159,000 per .... I will have to say no.