Levira Distillery in São Lourenco do Bairro, a small Portuguese town near the coast, accidentally spilled 2.2 million liters of red wine onto a quiet street.
This unexpected incident created a rapid flow of red wine down a steep hill within the town.
Baffled residents witnessed this massive quantity of wine flooding through the streets on Sunday. A river of red wine is approximately equivalent to filling an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The spill was so massive that local authorities issued an environmental alert. Their immediate concern was preventing the wine from contaminating the nearby Certima River.
According to local media, the Anadia Fire Department intervened by blocking and redirecting the flow of wine away from the river, ultimately guiding it harmlessly into a nearby field.
Firefighters reported that a residence's basement near the distillery was inundated with wine. Following the incident, Levira issued an apology and subsequently undertook efforts to remove the wine-soaked soil.
"The causes of the incident are being investigated by the competent authorities."
"We assume full responsibility for the costs associated with cleaning and the repair damage and have teams available to do so immediately. We are committed to resolving this situation as quickly as possible."
With the potential for an environmental mishap, experts have suggested that consuming a diverse range of red wines can be beneficial for your gut.
Professor Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, explains that drinking a diverse selection of wines may provide similar benefits to maintaining a varied diet.
He said:" Keep loving wine and still drink wine, primarily for pleasure, but at the back of your mind think, could I be trying different bottles or varieties that might actually be healthier for me and that I might enjoy?"
According to a study conducted by Professor Spector's team in 2019 point out participants who crank red wine had a wider range of gut bacteria, which is associated with improved gut health.
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