Aging wine underwater; New test for adulterated beef

Napa winery ages wine underwater
A Napa, Calif., winery is taking a new approach to aging its wine. In an ongoing experiment, Mira Winery is studying how bottles of its cabernet sauvignon react to underwater aging, the lessons from which it plans to apply to the way it ages bottles on land. The experiment began in 2013, when winery president Jim “Bear” Dyke Jr.—inspired by the fact that wines rescued from shipwrecks have retained their integrity, and in some cases, improved…