1774 VINTAGE, 38.300 EUROS IS THE RECORD PRICE AT CHRISTIE’S AUCTION YESTERDAY IN GENEVA FOR “VIN JAUNE” THE “WINE OF KINGS, THE KING OF WINES”, PRODUCED IN THE JURA REGION OF FRANCE BY THE VERCEL FAMILY

It is known as “the wine of Kings, the King of wines” and is probably the longest lived not fortified wine - “Vin Jaune” vintage 1774, produced in the Jura region in France by the Vercel family. Yesterday, at Christie’s auction in Geneva it sold for 38.300 euros. The anonymous buyer bought a bottle that from the Louis XVI era to today, according to the experts can still provoke emotions and unique sensations. And, above all, flavors from the past…