Divers found cases of 150-year-old sparkling wine in a shipwreck off the coast of Sweden — and it might still be drinkable

Fri, 07/26/2024 - 08:34

A row of silt-covered champagne or sparlking wine bottles amidst ship wreckage found at the bottom of the Balstic Sea in July 2024. — Divers say they found at least 100 sparkling wine bottles alongside ceramics in a shipwreck off Sweden in July 2024.
Tomasz Stachura/Baltictech

Divers have found bottles of sparkling wine on a 19th-century shipwreck off the coast of Sweden.
There's often huge interest from collectors in shipwrecked wines, an expert told BI.
If brought to the surface, the latest finds could still be drinkable.

Divers in the Baltic Sea came across an unusual find this month as they explored a shipwreck just off the coast of Sweden.

"We encountered a 19th-century sailing ship in very good condition, loaded to the sides with champagne, wine, mineral water, and porcelain," the Polish diving team Baltictech said.