A sensation at Emilio Moro's wine shop in Valladolid. Over the night from Saturday to Sunday, a woman emptied three barrels containing 20,000 liters of wine. Good for losing 80,000 bottles of wine and 2.5 million euros. Wine merchant Jose Moro is still recovering from the shock.
on Saturday evening José Moro decided to sleep in the wine cellar. He had dinner with friends and decided to spend the night at the private headquarters of Cepa 21 in Castrillo de Duero (Valladolid). Jose heard nothing. There was no sign of the vandalism, which occurred around 3:30 a.m.
An unknown person emptied 3 large wine barrels and wasted 60,000 liters of wine from the last harvest. In the morning, Moreau will discover the damage and raise the alarm. He has doubts about the culprit but does not want to disrupt the ongoing investigation.
During an interview with El Pais The second phone rings. “Today I conducted about 12 interviews, and yesterday I conducted more than that.”says Jose, who is receiving phone calls from home and abroad about the event. “The only advantage is that our brand will gain some fame.”He says. “Then there is something positive in all this.”.
Surveillance camera images show a woman emptying the barrels. All together takes 20 seconds. The woman works so quickly that she undoubtedly knows how to do the installation. For Moreau, it is about a person with extremely bad will. “You drink the wine or steal it if necessary, but you don't throw it away, do you?”.
In April 2022, José left the leadership of the Emilio Moro family company to a family member. Bodega sells various types of wine globally and has been around since 1891. In 2022, the company's turnover reached 5.7 million euros, which equates to profits of 219,000 euros.
The loss of wine would be a major blow to sales in 2025 and 2026. According to Moro, this represents a loss of about 2.5 million euros. The entire production of Horcajo wine, which costs up to 54 euros a bottle in the store, has been lost. The wine may have been insured, but the insurance only pays €3 per kilogram of grapes, equivalent to €1 per liter lost. It is hardly enough to compensate for the damage.
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