What a waste! Spanish winery flooded after 50,000 litres of red wine gushes out of tanks

A video of the wine flooding Spanish winery has gone viral on the internet after it was shared on Twitter by local radio station Radio Albacete on September 25.

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September 30, 2020 / 07:54 AM IST

Nearly 50,000-litres of red wine flooded a Spanish winery after a leakage in its tank’s valves. A video of the incident has gone viral on the internet after it was shared on Twitter by local radio station Radio Albacete on September 25. The video of the red wine spillage now has over 12 million views.

SUCESOS | Reventón de un depósito de vino de unos 50.000 litros en Bodegas VITIVINOS, de Villamalea pic.twitter.com/lU5pIzZAjU

— Radio Albacete (@RadioAlbacete) September 25, 2020

The “tragic” incident took place at the Bodegas Vitivinos winery in Vallamalea, Spain.

The imagery of the red wine gushing out of the tanks prompted netizens to draw comparisons with the iconic scene from the Hollywood thriller The Shining. Twitter users also asked: “Why isn’t anyone standing under there with buckets”?

Here is how some others reacted:

Villamalea, Spain:
2020 continues to flex.
Blowout of a red wine tank at Bodegas Vivitinos vineyard... pic.twitter.com/ao5eQb9nKF
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— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) September 25, 2020

Oh no there goes the prices.... also why isn’t anyone standing under there with buckets
— Deja Jolie-Whiskey in a tea cup. (@dejajolie) September 25, 2020

SUCESOS | Reventón de un depósito de vino de unos 50.000 litros en Bodegas VITIVINOS, de Villamalea pic.twitter.com/lU5pIzZAjU
— Radio Albacete (@RadioAlbacete) September 25, 2020