Wine Dark Sea is a Rock Symphony composed by English composer and guitarist Stephen Caudel. The concert Premiere was sponsored by Capital Radio in London back in 1983 and conducted by Louis Clark of ELO and Hooked on Classics fame. Read more about Wine Dark Sea.
There's also a video slideshow of Wine Dark Sea's Premiere - well worth watching.
Subsequently recorded by Caudel with 'Tubular Bells' producer Tom Newman in 1985. Released on the CODA label then the Landscape Series to critical acclaim. Read more about the album Wine Dark Sea.