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Twenty thousand bottles were put into the sea, in an underwater cellar. France Télévisions was able to attend the launch.
Bottles to the sea. This is the technique used by a winegrower to age his wine. And there are more and more of them in this case. Immersing bottles in water has even become the main activity of an entrepreneur based in Finistère. From Brest, it takes several hours of navigation to reach the underwater cave installed off the island of Ouessant.
Several thousand bottles are submerged at a depth of 60 meters. The operation is delicate. Breakage should be avoided as much as possible. The idea is to place the bottles for a year at the bottom of the sea, at a constant temperature, around 12 ° C. The result is first and foremost aesthetic: each bottle is unique and covered with marine microorganisms. Underwater, aging is optimal, thanks in particular to a much stronger pressure on the bottles. Price of a bottle? Around 150 euros.
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