Record Prices for World's Oldest Champagne

Two bottles of the world's oldest champagne were auctioned Friday in
the capital of the Finnish Åland Islands, Mariehamn. The bottles are
two of an intact cache of 145 discovered by divers in an early 19th
century shipwreck last summer.

The tipples fetched record prices - the first bottle going for 24,000
euros, while the second sold for about 30,000 euros.

Veuve Cliquot champagne distillers also offered rare vintages for sale
at the same auction. Friday's sale was said to be the world's only
auction for solely for champagnes.

Proceeds from the sale are to be used by the provincial government for
public ventures, such as the restoration of the Baltic Sea.