Santa Barbara County’s district attorney said authorities poured out nearly 2,000 bottles of wine they said were aged on the ocean floor illegally by Ocean Fathoms.
COOS BAY, Ore. — A controversial wine company that faced criminal charges for operating illegally in California has moved its headquarters to Oregon’s south coast.
The company, known as Ocean Fathoms, captured attention for its unique business model: It ages wine on the ocean floor, calling it “nature’s perfect wine cellar.”
Authorities in California said the founders of the company failed to have the proper permitting and licensing when they operated out of Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara
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