Year Dates on Wine Bottles
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What are quarks made of? The scientists analysed 20 Australian reds with vintages from 1958 to 1997 and compared their levels of radioactivity with calibrated sources of radiation.
Half-life - The following is an article on this subject.
The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Wednesday 24 March 2010 This article about traces of radioactive carbon being found in wine said that the last atmospheric atomic bomb tests took place in the 1960s. That is true of American nuclear tests, but France carried on testing in radioactlvity atmosphere until 1974 and China until 1980. A trace of Bikini dating could join hints of black cherry and complex citrus notes in the sommelier's lexicon for describing fine wines, research has suggested. Harmless amounts of radioactive carbon have been found in wines made from grapes harvested since the dating atmospheric atomic bomb tests were carried out in the 1960s. Scientists have been able to pinpoint a wine's vintage to within a year by analysing the levels of radioactive carbon in the wine, a technique they say could help detect fraudulent attempts to repackage cheap plonk as a high-end tipple. Some experts claim that around 5% of fine wines currently being sold are faked, either by being diluted with cheaper wines or sold under false labels. The fraud is driven by the extraordinary prices rafioactivity by top-quality wines. A radioactivity of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 — which cost £2,613 in 2000 — sold for more than £25,000 last year. Almost all the carbon dioxide in the wnie contains the stable carbon-12 form of the element.
Speaking at the American Chemical Society annual meeting in San Francisco today, Jones said his team had been able to radioactivity wines by measuring the relative amounts of carbon-12 and carbon-14 in the alcohol produced radiiactivity the grapes. The scientists analysed 20 Australian reds with vintages from 1958 to 1997 and compared their wines of radioactivity with calibrated sources of radiation.