Almost 60,000 liters of red wine worth 2 million euros (46 million pesos) were lost when an unknown person opened several tanks in a warehouse in central Spain, according to the company concerned.
Images from surveillance cameras at the Cepa 21 winery They show a hooded person walking around the wine tanks and opening themThe liquid with the controlled designation of origin Ribera del Duero was spilled on the ground.
The events occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time on Sunday at this winery in Castrillo de Duero, near Valladolid, the company reported.
An unknown person enters the prestigious Cepa 21 winery in Valladolid in the morning and discovers three compartments with 60,000 liters of wine worth 2.5 million euros. pic.twitter.com/49EGABls4M
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In total, 60,000 liters, which corresponds to around 80,000 bottles, of several high-quality red wines were lostsaid Cepa 21, who reported the facts.
The unknown man had “caused enormous economic damage (…), but more than that” he had “committed an attack against the workers of Cepa21, against our winegrowers who fight every year to produce the best grapes,” he said President Tuesday. of the company, José Moro, to the public television TVE.
According to More, Just a person with machine knowledge could have caused this spill.
“This is doing harm for the sake of doing harm,” said Moro, who described it as a “senseless and hateful” act.
“Everything indicates to us that this person knew where he was going and knew where he was” as he moved very quickly through the warehouse, added Moro, who said he had told the Civil Guard who was investigating carries out a list of suspected acts of vandalism.
The wines
Although further investigation is needed, data shows that 60,000 liters of wine were spilledaround 20,000 come from the Horcaj brandor, while the other 40,000 come from the 2023 Malabrigo vintage and a large part of the Cepa 21 production, all top wines.
These wines, as well as the Hito Rosado, which also comes from the winery, should be presented in Barcelona at the beginning of March. Although The wines were insured and the economic damage amounts to 2.5 million eurosso almost 46 million Mexican pesos at the current exchange rate.
With information from AFP.
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