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Wine & Spirits

Speyer Wine Bottle

October 10, 2026 · 1 min read

Written by: Mei PetrovContributing Writer · Wine & Spirits
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c. 325 AD — the oldest known unopened bottle of wine in the world.

c. 325 AD — the oldest known unopened bottle of wine in the world.

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Speyer Wine Bottle is one of the defining objects of its field — studied, reproduced and travelled to by millions. Matchless Pieces presents it in our Wine & Spirits department as a benchmark of rarity, craftsmanship and history.

Department Wine & Spirits
Collection Wine & Spirits
Status Museum masterpiece · reference work

Image: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany

Mei Petrov

Mei Petrov writes for the Wine & Spirits department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of wine & spirits.

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