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S5 Ep36: Thomas Jefferson and the $157,000 Bottle
Season 5 · Episode 36

S5 Ep36: Thomas Jefferson and the $157,000 Bottle

Crimes of the Centuries

December 1, 202552m 46s

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Show Notes

In 1985, Christie’s auctioned off a dusty Bordeaux engraved with the initials “Th.J.” The seller claimed it had once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, and the bottle fetched an astonishing $157,000. It was a record-setting sale that turned the wine world upside down — and raised a bigger question: had history truly been uncorked, or had wealthy collectors just bought into a very expensive story?

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