Aging of wine that is aged is rarely aged for long; it is estimated that 90% of wine is meant to be consumed within a year of production, and 99% of wine within 5 years. The Ancient Greeks and Romans were aware of the potential of aged wines. In Greece, early examples of dried "straw wines" were noted for their ability to age due to their high sugar contents. These wines were stored in sealed earthenware amphorae and kept for many years. In Rome, the most sought after wines—Falernian and Surrentine—were prized for their ability to age for decades. In the Book of
Southwestern snake-necked turtle Southwestern snake-necked turtle The southwestern snake-necked turtle, narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle or (based on the obsolete scientific name) oblong turtle ("Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei") is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is endemic to the southwestern part of Western Australia. The species has been successfully bred in captivity in Cologne Zoological Garden. The specific name, "colliei", is in honor of Scottish physician and naturalist Alexander Collie. This species has a very complicated taxonomic history, involving many uses of the available names and a number of mistakes in that usage. In his original concept of the two species involved Gray