Anima aurea

**Anima Aurea** is a unique sensory experience born from a thorough interdisciplinary study between art and science. It demonstrates that art and science are not opposites. In fact, ancient traditions from the artisans of Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, have been re-examined in light of new scientific knowledge regarding their effects on wine aging. Specifically, we have scientifically proven and patented how these processes can positively influence the aging and oxidation of high-quality wines, resulting in a bottle that is a work of art representing the synergy between the art of Italian jewelry from Ponte Vecchio and the art of Italian winemaking.

These bottles are entirely handcrafted from pure gold in Florence, within which extraordinary collectible wines are aged, specifically selected structured red wines, as demonstrated by scientific tests and independent bodies. What emerges is something sensational—priceless art objects that encapsulate wonderful, extraordinary, and unique wines while enhancing their organoleptic characteristics like never before. This is all achieved using materials guaranteed to be 100% pure investment-grade gold and silver, forged together to create a remarkable bottle.

The purpose is not only to provide a unique organoleptic and sensory experience, akin to entering and living a dream while tasting something that no palate has experienced before, but it also translates into an investment. Pure investment-grade materials and fine wine are two of the main investment assets; when combined, they generate something truly invaluable, as defined by Sotheby's and Christie's, the two most important auction houses in the world.

Technologically, Anima Aurea bottles for aging wine and whisky are structured as follows: a layer of pure investment-grade gold is laminated with a layer of pure investment-grade silver to form an extraordinarily beautiful bottle. Inside, the most prestigious wines, as well as whisky, are aged in oxygen-free conditions. Even the cork at the bottom is coated with pure gold, and everything is bottled in an inert gas environment. The extraordinary results are both electrical and aesthetic, ensuring perpetual aging. The preventive action of gold on the release of hydrogen sulfide, in addition to blocking all visible, UV, and infrared radiation through the metallic surface, contributes to this.

The traces of silver present inhibit unwanted fermentations, and this synergy produces an enhancement of the organoleptic characteristics that increase with time, generating unprecedented investment supported by the underlying pure 24-carat gold. This is just one example of the rational product and process designs that Anima Aurea, a biotechnological company, is capable of.