Some red (formerly white) wine discovered in an urn in Spain has been deemed the oldest wine to have ever been found in liquid form. https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/18/oldest-wine-ever-discovered-in-liquid-form-found-in-urn-with-roman-remains
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“It’s not in the least bit toxic – we’ve done the microbiological analysis,” he said.
“But I’d have qualms about that because this wine has spent 2,000 years in contact with the cremated body of a dead Roman. The liquid is a bit murky because of the bone remains. But I guess you could filter it and try it. I’d rather someone else tried it first, though.”