OF I NTEREST O C EAN FATHOM S R EVO LU T I O N I Z I N G THE WINE AGING P ROCESS By Elisabeth Abrahamson
Back in 2010, a 200-year-old shipwreck was discovered in the Baltic Sea containing hundreds of bottles of Veuve Clicquot. The Champagne was flat, but the bottles had turned into a masterpiece, covered in coral, seashells and barnacles. The bottles were sold at auctions, fetching bids upwards of $43,000. Diver and oenophile Emanuele Azzaretto tried to acquire a bottle, but unfortunately, he wasn’t successful. Five years later, Emanuele decided to recreate the bottles and develop the wine aging process on his own. And that is how Ocean Fathoms was born. Ocean Fathoms is made up of a team of four individuals who each bring their expertise to the table, from winemaking
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