A 750-ml bottle of Screaming Eagle Second Flight Cabernet Franc Merlot out of Napa Valley, which has about four to five pours, is one of the most expensive wines at $706— but there is a balsamic that costs more.

Il Buco Alimentari in New York City — which opened in 2012 and serves as a sister restaurant and market to the famed Il Buco — sells the most expensive balsamic in America. Alimentari makes only 10 bottles available a year, with each 100-ml bottles (about the size of a small perfume) selling for $95 each, and there are only 10 bottles available every year. It's more expensive than