Bodegas Emilio Moro and Down Valladolid join forces in the event ‘Discover the grape harvest’.
The harvest at Bodegas Emilio Moro has begun. This is one of the most important times of the year, and for this winery, an international leader in Ribera del Duero there is no better occasion to celebrate a party called ‘Discover the grape harvest’, in collaboration with Down Valladolid in order to show how the grape harvest is carried out.
The event took place on Sunday 18 September at the winery itself and was attended by more than 60 children accompanied by their families and friends, with the assistance of the winery’s collaborators, who showed children and parents how the grape harvest takes place through educational workshops in the form of games.
The general manager of Bodegas Emilio Moro, Patricia Sánchez, stressed that it is very important for the winery to collaborate with entities such as Down Valladolid, with whom they share values, to give visibility to their work. ‘It’s a real pleasure for us that you’ve chosen us to hold these workshops,’ he said.
Down Valladolid was represented by the vice-president of the organisation, Ismael Alonso. ‘For them it’s a day of celebration, and the plan is to have a great day out,’ he said.
Divided into four groups, the children learned about various grape harvesting processes through play. At the same time, and passing through all the workshops, accompanied by the winery’s collaborators, they experienced first-hand tasks such as pruning and treading grapes.
Another of the activities consisted of grape selection – with small purple balls like grapes – in which they had to select the grapes in good condition and discard the bad ones, and then toss the good ones into the goal.
As part of its commitment to caring for the environment, the winery organised a recycling workshop which consisted of an artistic activity in which they learned to recycle corks, giving them a second life by making key rings or games.
‘It’s a workshop focused on environmental awareness in which, with the corks we have left over, we make handicrafts to give them a second life,’ added the director of the Corporate Social Responsibility department, Vanesa Manrique, who commented that the winery seeks to strengthen its commitment to sustainability, the environment and the social sphere.
After finishing the workshops, the children, together with their parents and the rest of the attendees, enjoyed a lunch with wine from Bodegas Emilio Moro and the youngest children played in a bouncy castle where fun was guaranteed.
