Lugo hosted on Tuesday June 18 the official launch of the latest vintage of El Paraguas Atlántico which develops Bodegas El Paraguas, 2012 harvest. After his first vintage 2011, in which El Paraguas Atlántico became the revelation (Best White from Spain) and one of the best surprises in the eyes of critics; the second vintage of Galician winery aims to overcome the inaugural one.
Led by wine expert journalist and president of the association of sommeliers Gallaecia, Mercedes Gonzalez, Bodegas El Paraguas made a double presentation at the Club de Cata Vitislucus facilities, which is located in the center of Lugo, a small shop located in the street of wines (Rua Nova, 7). Both at 18:00 (first call for Horeca) and at 20:00 (fans and media), attendees enjoyed the rigorous premiere of the new El Paraguas Atlántico 2012 vintage and compare it with the original and award winning 2011. Wines that approached their creators, Felicísimo Pereira and Marcial Pita.
The project of Bodegas El Paraguas starts definitively in the year 2011. Its birth owes to the meeting of young professionals with long experience, who put all their effort and knowledge in recovering the brilliance that the Ribeiro, one of the best white wines of the world, enjoyed once. Felicísimo Pereira and Marcial Pita, two figures of the Galician wine scene, has joined to create the unique white: El Paraguas Atlántico 2011. An innovative spirit, which seeks to use the last technologies, moves them to relaunch a singular wine with centuries of history. 405 Spanish wines and spirits have taken part in the IV National Wine Press Award 2012, proposed by members of the AEPEV. 82% of members have exercised their rights to vote.
