TERRAS GAUDA GROUP BULLETIN OCTOBER 2021

OCTOBER 2021 | Nº20

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SUSTAINABILITY HARVESTS THE FAMILY GROWS INTERNATIONAL POSTER DESIGN BIENNIAL LA GRAN FAMILIA DEL VINO

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oinciding with the grape harvest, we have conducted the first test of the European robotics, artificial intelligence and big data project that we are promoting to reduce our environmental footprint and improve efficiency.

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ur vineyard was the pilot plot chosen in Spain to conduct this test, in which we saw how the system of robots that was designed complements and supports the work of the harvesters.

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erification was carried out with the help of drones, which provided real-time aerial images of the state of health of the plots and bunches of grapes. This will allow us to reduce our environmental footprint, since any treatments will be very localized.

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he use of robotics in the vineyard allows us to shorten times and start the processes we use to produce our wines sooner, which results in better quality.

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ombining the know-how of our team with the possibilities provided by artificial intelligence, robotics and big data is a challenge in terms of innovation and efficiency.

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e are working on profiling a tool that would make it possible to carry out operations with maximum precision, in a very restricted manner, in order to make immediate decisions based on the evidence in the data.

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Our President, José María Fonseca, CEO Enrique Costas and Oenology Director Emilio Rodríguez, with Ángela Ribeiro (CSIC), Joao Valente, professor at the University of Wageningen and Sergio Álvarez (SERESCO), promoters of the project

Many media followed the test developed in the vineyard

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BODEGAS PITTACUM By the end of September, the crucial moment of the year begins. Hand-picked bunch by bunch

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Mencía is the first variety to be collected. The Oenology Director, Alfredo Marqués, checks every step, from the state of the bunches and strains to the processes inside the winery.

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October is the peak moment of the year at Compañía de Vinos Heraclio Alfaro.

We take the most care of each of the processes, both in the vineyard and in the winery.

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100% ARBEQUINA

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil D.O.P. Oil from La Rioja Our own production that comes from our thirteen hectares of olive trees planted in 1976 and grown under organic farming conditions. The oil is produced immediately at cold temperatures.

Sensory profile: yellowish-green in color, and intensely fruity. Very pleasant and intense in the nose, with hints of artichoke, fennel and aromatic reminiscences of scrub herbs. Balanced and sweet in the mouth, with a slight tingling and bitterness to it. Very pleasant. Lingering on the

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The family grows GRACIANO GARNACHA TEMPRANILLO MAZUELA

Finca Estarijo 2016 It contemplates the tradition of eastern La Rioja of combining the four traditional varieties, with Graciano grapes playing a starring role, providing intense color, with fresh, sharp edges.

Aged for 16 months in 700-liter French oak barrels and casks, made primarily of new wood, the delicate selection of which gives us smooth tannins and the moderate presence of woody flavors.

The wine is refined over the course of three years in the bottle.

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Val de La Osa 2017 · 100% Mencía Same wine, new brand. It is born from an old vineyard where Mencía has been cultivated for centuries. It's a wine that speaks about the land. Intense, the fruit seduces the nose, violets, the hidden barrel. Elegant and complex.

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The family grows

La Prohibición Dulce Natural 2011 · Garnacha Tintorera 100% This unique harvest is the product of exceptional weather conditions characterized by a cool, dry, sunny autumn with little precipitation.A late harvest that means a high degree of natural dehydration of the grape clusters. Over-ripe grapes produce an exclusive, incredibly unique sweet wine.

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e have presented the 15th International Biennial Poster Design Terras Gauda - Francisco Mantecón Competition at the Maritime Station of Vigo. More than 170,000 graphic artists, design studios, associations and universities from 192 countries around the world are invited to participate in the contest, established as one of the great biannual events among the international artistic avant-garde.

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he president of the Group, José María Fonseca Moretón, pointed out at the press conference that "the Biennial unites peoples through art, and promotes the knowledge and recognition of our beloved land even in the most remote corner of the planet."

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lfonso Rueda, 1st vice president of the Xunta de Galicia, the president of the Vigo Port Authority, Jesús Vázquez Almuíña, and Marta Fernández-Tapias, delegate of the Xunta in Vigo also spoke. Among the attendees, the vice president of the Group, Antón Fonseca Fernández, and CEO Enrique Costas.

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avier Mariscal, renowned international designer, returns at his own request to be part of the jury, chaired by José Mª Fonseca. They will be accompanied, among others, by fellow designer Marcelo Ghio and Estonians Eva Unt and Margus Tammik, winners of the last edition.

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ix family wineries, each a leader in our respective grape-growing regions, have joined forces to help promote hotel and restaurant activity and call attention to the socioeconomic revitalization we generate through wine tourism.

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erras Gauda, Muga, Fariña, Recaredo, Toro Albalá e Yllera advocate the spirit of unity that characterizes our family made up of restaurateurs, winery operators and wine lovers.

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FROM MEXICO Enrique Costas, Iago Becerra, Emilio Rodríguez, and the enologist Ana Oliveira, have welcomed our importer La Puerta del Sol. 34

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FROM NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY Mar Dopazo and Emilio Rodríguez served as hosts for Raj Suffern and Anjana Nair, from Liquorland and Popular Wine & Spirits.

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FROM IRELAND

We welcome the team of our importer Classic Drinks, Mark Donohe, Hugh Murray, Dave McEnroe and Steve Dwyer, and Terras Gauda and Bodegas Pittacum.

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FROM GERMANY

WE ARE A TEAM

Our customer, Weinhandel Peral (Osnabrück) visited Bodegas Pittacum with Alfredo Marqués and Raquel Martínez.

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FROM LANZAROTE We received the visit of our distributor, Comercial Joaquín Cabrera.

Iago Becerra and Jacobo Veloso, accompanied them during their time at Bodegas Pittacum.

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FROM BELGIUM TO RIOJA Enologist, Idoya Jarauta Gurría, and Raquel Martínez, guided the visit of Cera Group.

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DENMARK

Enjoying the company of the team of our importer L´Esprit du Vin, wine tasting of Terras Gauda and QS, QS2 and Sardón at Restaurante Camino.

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Tasting guided in Berlín by Raquel Martínez to our customers Andupez, Mitte Meer, Weinmichel, Bar Brass and Steinplatz.

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José María Fonseca, Enrique Costas and Iago Becerra recevied our distribuitor in A Coruña, Exclusivas Luis Limia, accompanied by family and friends 41

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the vineyard We repeated this wine tourism experience due to its great reception in collaboration with the Organization of Guardeses Longliners (ORPAGU)

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WINE TOURISM

HERACLIO ALFARO

QUINTA SARDONIA

BODEGAS PITTACUM

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Many sailors and the general public gathered at the Baiona Yacht Club to attend the delivery of the National Sailing Awards, which we sponsor for the 14th consecutive year

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José María Fonseca with the president of thel Parliament of Galicia, Miguel Ángel Santalices, and Juan Manuel Vieites, president of the CEG

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Our stand has been a meeting point for friends and partners.

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