--- description: In TIME's photo of the day, an experimental winemaker checks in on his deep sea cellar. title: TIME's Photo of the Day: Aging Wine Under Water image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ac1084dcbc0fc64/6987a7773c1639cc55454980/00_par7669185.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Wine From Water by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2013 9:10 PM CUT  Pierluigi Lugano, an Abissi winemaker, checks a Primat, a bottle that contains 27 liters of sparkling wine, that was brought to the surface by scuba divers in Chiavari, Italy. Pierluigi Lugano is experimenting by storing his wine three to four years in the sea at a depth of 60 meters and some 3 kilometers offshore, where the water temperature remains constant under 6 bars of pressure with a slight deepwater current. Pierluigi Lugano, an Abissi winemaker, checks a Primat, a bottle that contains 27 liters of sparkling wine, that was brought to the surface by scuba divers in Chiavari, Italy. Pierluigi Lugano is experimenting by storing his wine three to four years in the sea at a depth of 60 meters and some 3 kilometers offshore, where the water temperature remains constant under 6 bars of pressure with a slight deepwater current.Olivier Morin—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2013 9:10 PM CUT  Pierluigi Lugano, an Abissi winemaker, checks a Primat, a bottle that contains 27 liters of sparkling wine, that was brought to the surface by scuba divers in Chiavari, Italy. Pierluigi Lugano is experimenting by storing his wine three to four years in the sea at a depth of 60 meters and some 3 kilometers offshore, where the water temperature remains constant under 6 bars of pressure with a slight deepwater current. Olivier Morin—AFP/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3802726/wine-from-water/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3802726/wine-from-water/"},"headline":"Wine From Water","datePublished":"2013-09-26T21:10:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:40:40.619Z","description":"In TIME's photo of the day, an experimental winemaker checks in on his deep sea cellar.","url":"https://time.com/3802726/wine-from-water/","keywords":["LightBox","wine","Italy","Ocean","diving","Photo of the Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ac1084dcbc0fc64/6987a7773c1639cc55454980/00_par7669185.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo Department","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo-department/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ac1084dcbc0fc64/6987a7773c1639cc55454980/00_par7669185.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ITALY-GASTRONOMY-WINE-SEA","caption":"ITALY-GASTRONOMY-WINE-SEA","creditText":"Olivier Morin—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-lightbox/","name":"LightBox"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3802726/wine-from-water/","name":"Wine From Water"}}]}] ```