A bottle of wine was blasted into space. Here's what it tastes like now
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When most of us need to sound smart about wine, we simply tilt the glass a little, take a big sniff, and mumble something about dark fruits.
(CNN) — When most of us need to sound smart about wine, we simply tilt the glass a little, take a big sniff, and mumble something about dark fruits. But a group of French wine connoisseurs have detected a sprinkle of stardust at their latest tasting, after becoming the first people in the world to sample and review wine that spent a year in space. Experts in Bordeaux analyzed the contents of a 2000 bottle of Chateau Petrus Merlot, one of 12 taken to space on a SpaceX capsule in an attempt to explore "new ways of growing plants."More Related News