The vice-president of the Council, Isabel Blanco, assured yesterday that the first edition of the “Vinoinfluencers World Awards”, organized by Valladolid, sought to “make known” at an international level what Castilla y León is, that is -say what “represents the largest autonomous community in Spain”, with wine, its 17 designations of origin and its nine oenological routes.
Just as there is an award entitled “Wine drives us in Castilla y León”, the Authority wants to “continue promoting and betting on the Community”, with the aim of attracting more travelers and tourists so that they can “enjoy the wonders” that she treasures from the nine provinces, he said.
The I Gala ‘Vinoinfluencers World Awards’, a global event, organized at the Miguel Delibes Cultural Center in Valladolid, brought together 150 content creators and communicators from 26 different countries such as Argentina, Chile, Mexico, United States , the United Kingdom, Dominican Republic, Peru, Hungary, France or Brazil, among others. The objective was to recognize their work in transmitting, through their platforms, culture, tradition and innovation in the world of wine. This is an event supported and financed by the Regional Executive in which Isabel Blanco presented the award in the category “We Impulsa Castilla y León”, one of the ten in which the work of these professionals was recognized, reports Ical.
Reward
The awards ceremony, during a gala presented by the Spanish tiktokers Paula and Aitana Etxeberría, with more than 19 million followers on the platform, and Meritxell Falgueras y Febrer, a sommelier who has also revolutionized communication about wine in recent years, has brought together more than 200 people. more than 40 million people worldwide.
This “court” of experts is made up of personalities such as the chef Martín Berasategui, the famous winemaker Carlos Moro, the president of the Spanish Luxury Federation Sandra Andújar or the CEO of Marqués de Cáceres, Cristina Forner, among others.
After a performance by Twin Melody, the prizes were awarded. In the #WineStyle category, the prize was awarded to Lorena Gutiérrez (@lorenawinediary), from the United States; in the #WineTravel category, for Robert Pulliza García (@WineDestinations), from Puerto Rico, while the prize in the #WineMarketing category was awarded to Alba and Sofía Atienza Ceballos (@lacrimaterrae), from Spain.
The #WineComunicator prize went to Andrea Zigrossi (@trotterwine), from Italy; the #WineConsultor, at Diana Pavelescu (@diana_pavelescu), from Romania; the #WineEvents, at Héctor Tuesta Rivera (@somm.pe), from Peru, and the #WineEducator Innovation, at Daniella Romano (@daniellaromano1), from Brazil.
The last three prizes were awarded to Su Heng Lama (@sulasommelier), from the Dominican Republic, in the #WineSommelier category; for María José Martínez (@lasrecetasdemj), from Spain, in the #WineGastro, and for Nello Gatti (@nello.gatti), from Italy, in the #Wine category. We are promoted by the Junta de Castilla y León.
