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Amazingly this 151 year old historic bottle of wine tasted awful when it was opened

US: A bottle of wine from an American Civil War ship that sank in 1864 has been uncorked – and was awful.

An expert said the grey wine’s “nose” was a mix of turps and sulphur, and it tasted like petrol and crab, with a hint of citrus.

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