Massandra rare wine goes under the hammer
Massandra rare wine goes under the hammer [Reuters International News Video]
28 November 2007. A rare collection of wine once belonging to Russian Tsar Nicolas II has gone under the hammer at International auction house Bonhams.
The wine comes from the Massandra winery in Crimea which was built in 1897 primarily to produce high quality wine for the Tsar and his family. The Romanov's spent summers at their Palace 'Lavadia' near Yalta. Now the auctioneers Bonhams sold a number of bottles from the collection which were once stored in specially built tunnels under the Crimean mountains. 		Richard Harvey, European Head of wine, Bonhams. Massandra at Bonhams 2007
 

Note

In accordance with the EC rules there are limitations on the sale of wines which are named after certain geographical regions (Sherry, Port, Madeira, and Tokay). The names of these brands produced by Massandra will be changed by mutual agreement.

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