UD Las Palmas launches a special edition that chooses three wines from Bodega Vega Norte, of the palm
The Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano, one of the most solid intellectuals that has given Latin America, separated charity from solidarity.
He considered that charity is humiliating because it is exercised from above., vertically. Solidarity, on the contrary, the thinker held, It is a horizontal act and implies mutual respect.
In the UD Las Palmas have once again shown their most supportive side. After all the media attention caused by the volcanic eruption of Tajogaite, The Club is involved in the proposal it received months ago from the winery Vega North to launch a joint edition of three wines, two red and one white, and thus favor the revitalization of one of the palm sectors that has suffered the consequences of the lava flows..
They have called him ’12’, number that symbolizes the fans, potential audience of this initiative inspired by the palm trees.
The business project to which the Sports Union born in 1998, promoted by just fifty winegrowers from the northwest region of The Palm, in the municipalities of Tags, Punta Gorda y Garafía, on evolved volcanic soils, above a thousand meters of altitude, with enormous potential to produce high quality wines.
This idea took shape in ancestral varieties, unique in the world, like him List Blanco, Listan Prieto, Criollo Albillo, Negramoll o Villariego Negro. All of them arrive at the winery to make high quality wines., reflection of the idyllic landscapes and favorable climate that shelter them.
Hoy, This business project brings together more than 280 growers, who choose three of those wines to be twinned with the UD Las Palmas, in the first vintage after the volcanic eruption ceased.
Vega North limited edition red stands out for its uniqueness and has managed to capture the essence of its environment and climate through a careful selection of grapes such as Listan Prieto, Villariego Negro, Castellana y Negramoll, all of them exceptional pre-phylloxera varieties. Its passage through French oak barrels gives it a unique firmness and passion..
