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The Otamendi brothers have presented the work created by Ildefonso Aguilar for the private collection and which inspired the label of their commemorative wine
In 2025, The tap meets 250 years being one of the ten oldest wineries in Spain, celebration that began this Thursday, 31 October, with an event at its facilities attended by personalities from the island such as Isidro Perez Martin, mayor of Saint Barthélemy. Together with the current owners, the brothers Juan José y Fermín Otamendi, as well as the winery team, has been Ildefonso Aguilar, author of the work titled under the volcano, created for the private collection and from which the label of its commemorative wine is inspired Malvasía Lías 2018.
Isidro Perez Martin, mayor of Saint Barthélemy, has underlined the bravery of the winery over the years and has not forgotten the role that winegrowers play. With their work, they perpetuate a fundamental profession..
For your part, Ildefonso Aguilar He has indicated that he feels very proud to have received the personal call from Fermín Otamendi, who invited him to create a personal image of the island on a canvas. Y Juan José Otamendi has expressed the joy of the winery as a whole and the commitment to continue defending the island's viticulture, which is undoubtedly heroic.
From 1775, when the covered winepress was built, The tap has remained active uninterruptedly, demonstrating ultra-remarkable resilience and producing complex wines that go one step further and express the territory.. The San Bartolomé winery was already making wine before that date. They were the first to sell it bottled and, from 2022, champion the Winter Harvest project, an essay that was born with the objective of looking for alternatives to climate change. These are some of the milestones that corroborate his restless character before which there are no barriers no matter how much the so-called vineyard of the impossible makes it difficult..
It is 31 October, with the event that has brought together a multitude of people in the winery, the celebration of a key date begins, 250 years of history, and a new chapter opens because the perspective for the people who make up The tap is always focused on the future.
