Sabotage At Top Winery Leaves 60,000 Litres Of Wine Worth GBP 2 Million On Floor

A sabotage attack carried out on a high-end winery has left 60,000 litres of vino worth over GBP 2 million sloshing around on the floor.

The footage shows the suspect running up to one of the giant wine vats and opening it, causing litres of the pricey booze to splash out onto the floor.

The CCTV images were filmed at the Cepa 21 winery, owned by Jose Moro and located in Castrillo de Duero. In Valladolid, Spain, at around 3:30 am on Sunday morning, 18th February.

Local media reported that the attack left 60,000 litres of wine worth over EUR 2.5 million (GBP 2.1 million) on the floor after three vats in total were opened.

Photo shows the moment man emptied three tanks with 60,000 liters of wine. On Sunday, Feb 18, 2024. The ‘Cepa 21 winery’ owned by Jose Moro. Is located in Castrillo de Duero, Spain. (CEN)

The second two were empty but the first one was not, with 20,000 litres of wine from the Horcajo brand lost, which was reportedly all of this year’s production, and 40,000 litres of Malabrigo brand wine lost, representing about a third of this year’s production.

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Moro has filed a complaint with the Civil Guard over the matter.

Even though nothing stolen, the financial hit is significant for Moro, who said that the person who carried out the attack knew what they were doing and knew how to operate a wine vat.

Photo shows the moment man emptied three tanks with 60,000 liters of wine. On Sunday, Feb 18, 2024. The ‘Cepa 21 winery’ owned by Jose Moro. Is located in Castrillo de Duero, Spain. (CEN)

The investigation is ongoing. At the time of writing, no suspects had identified or arrested.