Word: flagons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even more unusual was a unique flagon of Canary wine, vintage 1740. Spared any sign of ullage (loss from leakage or evaporation) in the 227 years since the dry white wine, similar to a Madeira, was bottled on the island of Tenerife, it is almost the sole survivor of its epoch. But is it any good? Its new owner, Professional Gourmet Maurice C. Dreicer of New York, who paid $518 for his bottle of Canary-highest price ever for a single bottle of wine-is in no mood to put it to the test himself. He plans, instead, to carry...