The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-21
WINE ATT TWO MILLIONS A BOTTLE.

We had almost believed that the types had an
nexed few struggling cphers to the above figures,
but on perusing the entire article which find in
a late number of the Courier des Etats Unts under
the above caption, we find it is "a fixed fact that
there is such costly beverage in the world wine
at $1,000 900 bottle and, what is better that there
is more of the same sort left The said article dis
courseth somewhat in this wise Among the rare
luxuries Of rich Germany which graced the table of
the King of Wurtemburg on the occasion of the meet
ing Of his two imperial guests, might see fgur-
ing conspcuously the celebrated wine of Rosenwein
of which the free city of Bremen is SO justly proud.
The burgomasters alone Of this city are privileged to
appropriate few bottles for private use, or to pre-
sent sovereign or reigning prince. The history OF
this wine, which is worth to-day IL 100000 francs
there is no typographical mistake here-possesses
all the marveousness of legend, and is briefly as
follows The cellar of Bremen is the most ancient of
all the cellars in Germany 1t is situated under the
Hotel de Vile. One of its apartments, called the
rose from basrelief in bronze representing roses,
and serving the double purpose of an ornament and
guide, contains the famous wine of Rosenwen de-
posted there nearly two centuries and half. In
1924 there were placed in this cellar six large
cases of Rhenish wine, called Johannisberger,
(Schloss-J ohannisberg the ancient abbey now be-
longing to the family of Metternich,) and the same
number of cases named Hocheimer The adoin-
ing part of the cellar also store wines of the
same description, now less costly, although not
so old by few years. They were contained in
twelve large cases, each of which bore the name
of one of the twelve Apostles and the wine of
Judas despite the Reproduction attached to its name
is to this day more highly esteemed than all the 9TH
ers In other parts of the cellar to be found diff
ferent wines Of later years. Whenever a bottle of
the Rosenwein is taken out, it is replaced by the
wine of the twelve Apostles-the latter by young
er wine, and 30 with the others; that, unlike
the vessel of the Danaides the sacred
empty. .ara...
Now for the price: One large case of the wine,
containing oxhoft of 2O4 bottles cost 500 rx dol
lars in 1924. Including the expenses Of keeping up
the cellar and of the contributions interest of the
amounts, and interests upon interests an oxhoft
costs at the present time 555 657 $40 rix dollars
and consequently bottle is worth 2,723,sl2 rix
dollars glass, or the eighth part of bottle, is
worth 340,476 rix dollars(about 1861 904 francs,
or 1912 $50; OF at the rate of $40 rix dollars
362 frances or 1922 per drop.) burgomaster of Bre
men is privileged to have one bottle whenever he
entertains distinguished guest who enjoys Ger
man or European reputation. Tie.
During the French occupation some of the gene
rails Of the Empire were allowed considerable
quantity of this precious liquor. Hence the Bremen
csc believe that their city paid larger contribu-
ton to France than all the other cities of Germany
united. a.