This $40,000 USD Hungarian Wine Claims to Be the Most Expensive in the World

What's the most expensive bottle of wine in the world? While there's no official ranking, Hungarian winemaker Royal Tokaji claims to hold the top spot. A bottle of its 2008 Essencia will set you back a cool $40,000 USD -- and 11 bottles of it have sold already since it launched in 2019. Royal Tokaji produced just 20 1.5 liter magnums of the luxurious wine, with the bottle designed by Hungarian-based glass artist James Carcass. Essencia is a sweet wine made of high-quality aszú grapes, and requi...