Fancy a deep red? The rise of underwater wineries

After bottles were recovered in top shape from a first world war shipwreck, winemakers have started to exploit the sea’s cool, dark environmentSlipping into the chilly waters of the Baltic sea, the divers descended more than 60 metres to where the masts of the Jönköping lay strewn across the seabed. They glided past the wounds left when the Swedish schooner was sunk by a German U-boat in 1916 to home in on the rare treasure they had come for: thousands of bottles of 1907 Heidsieck champagne. Related: Champagne found at sea turns out to be world's oldest vintage If I put 20 wine tanks below the sea – all exactly the same – they’ll all come back differentWe’re opening a window in a world that’s still to be discovered Continue reading...