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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT IN MEMORIAM FOUNDATION FOR WINE CULTURE
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Sadness, work and hope for the future There is no other way to start this newsletter than with the emotional memory of the woman who was our first Vice President and a key player in the birth of our Company, María Concepción Fernández Puentes. Her unexpected and all too early death has left the entire Terras Gauda family profoundly shocked and dismayed. The Board of Directors has unanimously decided to include in the minutes of the meeting held last November some brief biographical notes that also explain very concisely the history of our Company. I think that it is good to include them in this newsletter, because we understand that the shining light that has guided the life of our group of companies, albeit with new faces and adapting to the times, should continue to guide us philosophically and technically, in order to explain the how and why of what has already begun to be a long business corporate history..
With that in mind, two sentiments that also arise with regard to the forced resignation of our Board Member Antón Costas Comesaña, who with his presence contributed so much and in so many ways to our company. He is missing in body, but not in spirit and we are immensely happy for his appointment as Chairman of the Economic and Social Council of Spain. His capacity for analysis, his tolerance, economic-social philosophy and vast and more-than-proven knowledge, enshrined in his writings and teachings at the University of Barcelona, have been the basic pillars of the immense prestige he has earned in practically all of Spanish society. We rest assured that this extremely important advisory body, under his leadership, will rigorously fulfill the constitutional mandate assigned to it.
Congratulations, Antón, on behalf of the entire "Terras” family!!
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The future is guaranteed. At the Board meeting held in November, we added, also unanimously (to be ratified in the next General Shareholders’ Meeting), Juan Manuel Vieites Baptista de Sousa. An important figure for Galicia at the helm of Anfaco and Anfaco-Cecopesca, he is also President-elect and arbitrator for the Business Confederation of Galicia, which today is striving in unison, setting aside local interests to manage and represent business activity in Galicia, with their support. His diplomatic activity should also be mentioned, as Dean of the Consular Corps of Vigo and Poland in this city and his career as Vice President of the FIRA in Barcelona, among many other activities. Welcome!!! The new Board members have also been unanimously appointed, to face the challenges of the future. They are:
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Mr José Mª Fonseca Moretón · Executive Vice President: Mr Antón Xosé Fonseca Fernández · Deputy Vice President: Mrs Carmen Fonseca Fernández · Secretary: Mr José Antonio Araujo Hernández Counselors: Mrs Isabel Alonso-Lasheras Alén, Mr Marcelo Castro Rial Schuler, Mr Emilio Fernández Fernández, Mr Benito Fernández González, Mr Abel González Alonso-Lasheras, Mr Juan Manuel Vieites Baptista de Sousa, Mr Jaime Pascual Pastor, TORRE DE HÉRCULES INVERSIONES CORPORATIVAS, S.L .Represented by Mr Daniel Nomdedeu Rodal, INFOMOR, S.L. -Represented by Mr José Mª Fonseca Moretón, INFERPU, S.L.- Represented by Mr Antón Xosé Fonseca Fernández and Mrs Carmen Fonseca Fernández. PROCEED! José María Fonseca
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María Concepción Fernández Puentes, alongside President and co-founder of Terras Gauda Wineries, José María Fonseca Moretón, and their children: Antón Fonseca Fernández, Executive Vice President, and Carmen Fonseca Fernández, Deputy Vice President.
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IN MEMORIAM
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aría Concepción Fernández Puentes was the youngest daughter of Antonio Fernández López, a civil engineer, and brother of José, Manuel and Conchita. The latter was María Concepción’s godmother. Galician economy would have been drastically different from the last half of the past century without them. Antonio was a businessman who loved Galicia from the bottom of his heart, and as a successful and model businessman, he dedicated his life to it. Frigsa, Zeltia, Cementos Oural, of which he served as its first President; followed by Cementos Cosmos, and Corporación Noroeste, among a long list of others, mark his dedication to our land, striving to meet what he and his siblings understood to be its needs. His contact with the enlightened figures from the Misión Biológica Cruz Gallástegui, Rof Codina, Obella, Isidro Parga and many more, as well as his business contacts, culminated in an important cultural patronage. Reflected by this are the Provincial Museum of Lugo and the Lugo Regional Government’s Galician Instrument Workshop-School, joined by Faustino Santalices.
He also helped finance the important historic work on vinyl records, recorded by him in the 1950s. He was also associated with the creation of Galaxia and was the creator of the Fingoi School, along with Professor Carballo Calero and other Galician enlightened scholars. He was also the founder of the Granxa Barreiros, and institution attended by rural teachers from all over Galicia, in an effort to better educate their students. He benefited from the inestimable cooperation of Avelino Pousa Antelo and Valentín Arias. Lover of biology and photography His youngest daughter, María Concepción Fernández Puentes, earned a degree in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela in the early 1970s.She deeply loved this science, almost as much as she loved photography. She specialized in slides, which were in her youth the ‘detail’ captured of an image or part of an image. In 1976, she married her high school sweetheart, José María Fonseca Moretón, who by then was a senior technician at SEAF (Employment and Training Action Service), which became what today is known as the INEM 7
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er passion for biology led her to work in the incipient stages of aquaculture in Spain in the area of marine cultures in companies affiliated with Pescanova, which in turn was linked to the Fernández family. It was founded by her uncle José. There, in cooperation with other scientists, she conducted tremendous research work over many years on microalgae, food and cultures with shrimp and other species. Shortly before her retirement, this was followed by work primarily on turbot farming, a labor she always balanced with her dedication to Terras Gauda. In the early 80s, alongside José, her husband, and with the cooperation of some friends, relatives, “restless” winegrowers from O Rosal and with the support of the Xantares Group and Sodiga, together they planted the seed of what today is the Terras Gauda Group. There were two different companies: Viñedos do Rosal and Adegas das Eiras. LThe first would plant 60 hectares of communal land. The second would take charge of the marketing and attributed added value to Abadía de San Campio (Albariño) and
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Terras Gauda wines, the genuine wine from O Rosal. Based on Albariño, it incorporated the best tradition of O Rosal by also including Caíño Blanco, Loureiro and a small amount of Treixadura grapes.
This had such an impact on Terras Gauda’s market that in a few short years, a merger became necessary between the two companies, forming Terras Gauda S.A. María Concepción, by unanimous agreement of all partners, was appointed Vice President upon the founding of the company.
This was accompanied by Pittacum (El Bierzo) and Quinta Sardonia (Sardón de Duero, on the so-called “golden mile”) wineries. It also purchased Galicia’s oldest vegetable cannery, A Rosaleira.
Like her father, she deeply loved Galicia, and showered love, affection, tolerance, kindness, elegance With María Concepción as Vice and above all, peace and tranquility President, Terras Gauda began with on all those around her. a production of 37,500 bottles, and today it markets over 2.3 million in Today, her children Carmen and 60 different markets. Antón Fonseca Fernández follow her same philosophy in the steps It also took the opposite route and of their parents, ensuring the contibecame the first Galician winery to nuity of this family group with very buy a winery in La Rioja, specifically, deep Galician roots and solid pillars the Vinos Heraclio Alfaro Company. as we have seen here.
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Antón Fonseca Fernández is the new president of the Foundation for Wine Culture. He takes over from Pablo Álvarez, counselor delegate of Vega Sicilia. Other prestigious wineries are part of the patronage of the institution: La Rioja Alta, Herederos del Marqués Riscal, Bodegas Muga and Pago de Carraovejas, in addition to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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OBJECTIVES Transmitting the wine as part of our cultural heritage, going deeply into the knowledge of its history, techniques of vine cultivation and elaboration and the different ways of tasting and enjoying it.
CHALLENGES Continue promoting the sector due to the importance it has in our economy and tackling climate change are some of the new challenges for the Foundation, which in 2022 celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, during which they are planned different actions and activities.
MISSION
The Foundation is a way of expression of corporate social responsibility of the institutions that support it, and also of their commitment to improve the knowledge of their public. This responsibility and this commitment are embodied in the implementation, coordination and support of initiatives aimed at going deeply into the knowledge on the production and consumption of quality wines. In particular, the Foundation specializes in developing educational and spreading activities in the area of viticulture, oenology and sensory analysis.
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climate change Biotechnology is consolidated as the main ally of our sector to face climate change. Is the conclusion reached at the XV Technical Meeting organized by the Foundation, in which took part the oenological director of Quinta Sardonia, Christian Rey.
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COMPAÑÍA DE VINOS HERACLIO ALFARO
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Time to celebrate, dreams and toasts. Time to share.
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SWEEDEN Tasting of Terras Gauda, Heraclio Alfaro, and Pittacum in the Cervantes Institute in Stockholm with Area Manager Raquel Martínez and sommelier Meritxell Falgueras. .
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TERRAS GAUDA We have welcomed this group, hospitality customers from Sanxenxo and O Grove of our distributor Tomás Fernández Vinos. As hosts, Antón Fonseca, Iago Becerra and Tony Mayan. We have also been accompanied by Carlos Muiños, commercial from the area of our distributor.
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FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
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Christian Rey guided the visit of Beth Willard, new responsible for Spanish wines at Winetraders, our importer in the British country.
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UNITED KINGDOM London Tour of Mar Dopazo with our commercials from Les Caves de Pyrene UK: Julián, Nacho and Joshua
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MARBELLA Pairing dinner at La Barca Restaurant, organized by its owner. Fermín, for the Golf Society of Kerry Hoteliers. As host, Christy O'Sullivan, from our distributor in Ireland, and Mar Dopazo. .
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FROM MALLORCA We were visited by Joan, owner of our distributor, Licors Moyà, and friends..
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FROM GERMANY Visit of the team of our distributor Andupez, from Berlin.
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FROM CHINA We have received the influencers Yishan Liu and Ziyuan Hunng at Quinta Sardonia and Bodegas Pittacum.
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EW WEB. More modern, simple and intuitive so it is more comfortable to navigate through www.arosaleira.com
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e have also updated the online store, with tips and information about our products.
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harming wine tourism experiences in the four wineries of the Group: Terras Gauda, the Heraclio Alfaro Wine Company, Quinta Sardonia and Pittacum wineries.
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QS2 2019 puntos
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Developed as the little brother of the well-known Quinta Sardonia, it is made from grapes grown on less chalky soil, which are fermented all together. It is then aged for 14 months to achieve a balanced, refined and elegant wine.
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LA PROHIBICIÓN
2018
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Produced from garnacha tintorera grapes, it is one of our most special red wines. Aromatic, with notes of vegetation and wild berries, and a slight floral touch, finishing with a fresh ending.
LA MAR 2019 puntos
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It is one of the most unique wines from Rías Baixas, produced almost totally from caíño blanco grapes, a variety that perfectly transmits the nuances from the soil. Earthy, mineral and salty, it leaves no one inindifferent.
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