Why wine was flowing in the streets
Grab your glasses! Wine is flowing in the streets!🍷
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, a rupture in two red wine tanks at Levira Distillery in São Lourenço do Bairro, Portugal, led to a wine-filled spectacle in the town’s streets.
Fortunately, local volunteer firefighters acted swiftly to prevent the deluge of 600,000 gallons of wine from contaminating the river. Instead, they redirected it to a nearby wastewater treatment facility.
The distillery issued an apology via social media:
“Although the incident did not cause any injuries, we want to express our sincere concern for the damage caused in general.”
video via @nuno_mar, who writes “True river of wine in Anadia.
Grab your glasses! Wine is flowing in the streets!🍷
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, a rupture in two red wine tanks at Levira Distillery in São Lourenço do Bairro, Portugal, led to a wine-filled spectacle in the town's streets.
Fortunately, local volunteer firefighters acted… pic.twitter.com/9Lh7cH60g4
— Starcasm (@starcasm) September 11, 2023
The roads were damaged by this unique situation, as well as the basement of one of the town’s 2500 residents.
