From vine to seabed, Spain’s winemakers dive in

With the aid of a small crane, Borja Saracho lowers five cages loaded with 2,500 bottles of white wine from a fishing boat into the Cantabrian Sea. He then plunges into the sea wearing a wetsuit to check sensors that monitor temperature and water pressure around the precious load. "We are a winery," says the 44-year-old founder of Crusoe Treasure in the picturesque bay of Plentzia near Bilbao in Spain's northern Basque region. Until several years ago this diving enthusiast did not even drink wine. Now he sells wines that have been aged underwater --- a growing niche market --- in Spain as well as in Belgium, China, Switzerland, Germany and Japan. "I have always been in...

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