A remote Macedonian mountain village is at the centre of a treasure hunt for bottles of what is thought to be vintage cognac from World War I. Farmers in Gradesnica have unearthed what they say are cases of spirits from trenches once used by French soldiers.
Valued at thousands of euros a bottle, it is said to have survived a German shell strike that killed many soldiers.
The first case of 15 bottles was reportedly unearthed by villagers in the south of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia about 15 years ago.
Several further batches, containing about 12 bottles each, are said to have been found in subsequent digs.
The liquor could fetch at least 5,000 euros ($6,900) per bottle, according to Skopje University expert Mihail Petkov.
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Tags: Wine | Spirit | Cognac | World War I
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