31.1.13 Jerez Bodega Makes 1st Andaluz Wine Matured Under the Sea

The discovery of wine in shipwrecks has shown that undersea conditions can be ideal for maturing wine. There are various examples round the world, but now Andalucia has its own, aged in Phonecean style amphorae.

Bodegas Luis Perez showed the wine yesterday to 20 top level sommeliers after 2 years of work on the project. The wine matured under the sea at a depth of 12 metres and average temperature of 14 degrees off the Atlantic coast near Conil. The red wine matured for 1 year in a total of 50 amphorae, and the first edition will be sold to selected restaurants with an international reputation. I will be named Garum, after the ancient Roman bluefish sauce. The bodega hopes to age Sherry style wine in its next undersea project.