A wine treasure at the bottom of the sea: The first 800 bottles were extracted from the underwater caves of Las Grutas, with result

About 20 wineries in Rio Negro have just brought up from the seabed the batches of bottles that they aged for 6 months. Thus ended the pilot test of the Submarine Cava Program, an initiative launched by the provincial government in the San Matías Gulf which, given the preliminary results, promises to continue. Three iron vats. 800 bottles of red, white, sparkling, young, and aged wines descended to 10 meters deep off the coast of Las Grutas in July of last year. Only now do they see the light again and, having passed the preliminary tests, the intense work begins that will seek to define what characteristics the seabed imparts to that beverage and how this project, a pioneer in Argentina and Latin America due to its scale, can add value to the traditional Patagonian production. "We are very happy because we know that the wines evolve well and because this new enotourism experience in the region can gain strength," said Mariana Cerutti, the provincial director of Vitiviniculture, ...