Over 30 people attended the charity wine tasting organised by the Fam\u00edlia Torres Foundation last Thursday, 20 November, in support of the CATELA Foundation (Association for People Affected by ALS in the Pened\u00e8s-Garraf region). This organisation aims to raise awareness of the degenerative disease ALS and to raise funds for research. <\/p>\n
I had the pleasure of explaining the Torres and Earth programme we run at the Torres Family and leading the tasting of five organic wines from the Torres Family and Jean Leon, served in Riedel glasses kindly provided for the event and accompanied by a selection of Mallart cured meats.<\/p>\n
During the event, the president of the Catela Foundation, Eduard Garz\u00f3n, explained the consequences of suffering from this disease and the great difficulties faced by those affected, as there is virtually no government support available to them.<\/p>\n
On our part, we also said a few words in memory of Pere Joan Santacana, who passed away from ALS shortly after retiring.<\/p>\n
The attendees showed great interest in the explanations and spoke very highly of the excellent quality of the wines. It was a heart-warming event at which \u20ac1,600 was raised for a very good cause. <\/p>\n
Mireia Torres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"