どの世界にも、伝統に新しい風を吹き込もうとする人たちはいる。ワインも例外ではない。
ワインに革命を起こそうと考えた20代の若者6人が、世界で初めての青いワイン「Gik」を作った。
見た目はワインというより、まるでブルーキュラソー。この美しいブルーを作り出すために、赤と白のぶどうを混ぜて、ぶどうの皮に含まれる色素「インジゴ」と「アントシアニン」を加えた。使われたぶどうはスペイン産、アルコール度数は11.5%だ。
6人は、ワイン醸造業者でもワインの専門家でもなく、新しいことを試みる「イノベーター」だという。
設立者の1人は「Gikを飲む時、ただ青いワインを飲んでいるのではありません。イノベーションとクリエーションを飲んでいるのです。既存のやり方を超えて、自分のやり方を作る。伝統に新しいページを加えるのです」と話している。
Gikは、ヨーローッパを中心にオンラインで購入できる（日本からはまだ注文できない）。はたして伝統を変える新しいワインとなるだろうか？
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1978 Montrachet: $24,000(01 of10)
A collection of seven bottles of white wine from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sold for almost $24,000 a bottle in 2001. Quite a pretty penny for a bottle of wine -- good thing they were still drinkable.
1865 Chateau Lafite: $27,000(02 of10)
This 150-year-old double magnum bottle sold for $111,625. It belonged to a Florida-based business man and was purchased by a European private collector over the telephone. That makes it about $27,000 for a 750 ml bottle, and about $4650 a glass.\r\n (credit:Sotheby)
Royal DeMaria: $30,000 (03 of10)
Ice wine, a dessert wine that is made from grapes frozen on the vine before the fermentation process begins, is more expensive than other kinds of wine. This one bottle in particular sold for $30,000 in 2006. You could buy a Mini Cooper for that price.\r\n
1775 Massandra: $43,500(04 of10)
A Sherry from this Russian vineyard sold at Sotheby\'s for $43,500 in 2001 (about $52,000 today). It is the oldest known bottle from Massandra to date.\r\n
1945 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild: $47,000 (05 of10)
Belonging to the owner of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild\'s personal cellar, this 6-liter bottle was sold by Sotheby\'s New York for $310,700. That equals about $47,000 for each 750 ml.\r\n
1811 Chateau d'Yquem: $117,000(06 of10)
This bottle of Sauterne became the most expensive bottle of white wine to date when Christian Vanneque purchased it this year for $117,000. It is claimed to be one of the greatest wines in the history of Bordeaux and one of the most supreme vintages ever produced.\r\n\r\nMr. Vanneque was a sommelier at the Paris restaurant La Tour d\'Argent and plans to open the bottle in 2017 to celebrate his 50-year-long career.\r\n (credit:Getty Images)
Romanée Conti 1945: $123,900 (07 of10)
This wine was produced during WWII -- before the outbreak of phylloxera -- and only 600 bottles were created. Quite a rare wine, a U.S. collector paid $123,900 for this bottle. It was sold in record breaking time at Christie\'s fine-wine auction.
1787 Chateau Lafite: $160,000 (08 of10)
Sold in 1985 to Malcolm Forbes, this bottle was said to be a part of Thomas Jefferson\'s collection and features his initials on the bottle. Forbes paid $160,000 for it, which today equates to about $315,000. This wine is no longer drinkable, and was purchased solely as a collectors item.\r\n\r\n
1869 Château Lafite: $233,972(09 of10)
Estimated to reach $8,000 in value, this bottle ended up selling for $233,972 in 2010 to an anonymous Asian bidder. The auction house was absolutely stunned. Prices for Lafite are stratospheric in Asia; it is considered a luxury purchase and a much sought-after gift item.\r\n (credit:Sotheby)
1907 Heidsieck: $275,000(10 of10)
Lost in a shipwreck, this bottle was part of a shipment to the Russian Imperial family in 1916 and was discovered by a ship driver in 1997. Each bottle sold of Heidsieck sold for $275,000.