Wild Russian Vanya

Wild Russian Vanya

Alcoholic Beverages

Wine

Immediately upon first glance, this bottle stood out from the rest because it looked oddly modern. It even retained the entire paper label nearly perfectly. Sure enough, Wild Russian Vanya was sold in the 1960s-70s, making it only around 15 years old at most when it was excavated. It was exclusively produced and sold in the southeast, it was not a Russian import at all.
Wild Russian Vanya was a fortified wine, also known as bum wine. These were cheaply made wines with spirits, fruit flavors, and sugar mixed in. Specifically, it was peach flavored.
The label clearly states it was produced and bottled by Grower's Outlet Atlanta. It is not to be confused with the plant nursery also named Grower's Outlet which shows no sign of ever bottling alcohol.
The trademark was owned by Seaboard Beverage Co. in Jacksonville, Florida, filed in 1962 but first used in 1960. In Florida, the drink was bottled by Seaboard themselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavored_fortified_wine
https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=72142743&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

Phoenix Project

1960-late 1970s

Emmett Cantkier

Weight: 324.1g
Width: 93mm
Length: 39mm
Height: 210mm

Glass

Bottle

p286 ACC 153

CCU 178