It is enough to make a connoisseur weep – the sight of millions of litres of red wine flooding down the streets of a village in Portugal.
The freak occurrence happened when two huge wine tanks burst at a distillery in São Lourenco do Bairro in central Portugal.
Bemused locals watched as an estimated 2.2 million litres – equivalent to an Olympic-sized swimming pool – cascaded through the village on Sunday, swirling around street signs and parked cars.
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35 Comments
I'd be in it with a glass😅
Jesus anouncing his portuguese tour
Libya mean anything?
I would of had my buckets at the ready
Better 🍷 than sewage. Painful to see that wasted😞
He's just standing there recording it 🙄 😂
Ok reality makes less and less sense by day
What did it smell like ?
Those fish will be hosting a large party
So schön, mehr bitte.
Thats alcohol abuse 😢
Reminds me of the novel A Tale of Two Cities 😮.😲😧😱😳🙀🤯
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I know someone, somewhere on that street, was filling up buckets as it spilled right into it and filled it within seconds.
Theyre gonna need a literal ton of oxiclean.
Excellent vintage, full bodied wine with a hint of tarmac and the occasional dog turd.
Free wine is free wine im not complaining
AC DC. Have a drink on me. I,d like to try that.
Time for Communion. Grapes of wrath.
The tire shop next to the Winery was flooded, tires floating and the owner was souced,drunk. He kept drinking out of a certain tire. But why ? He said it was a Goodyear.
Imagine diving in there
Fish about to get drunk
This reminds me of the first plague of Egypt, water turned into blood
QUICK !! Everyone grab a glass and meet me on the street!
and they’re whining about it 😂
Someone has to have dipped a glass in
Imagine all animals😂😂👍
Better mop that up before the ants come.
As of the moment. There was no Police Record found, because everybody was drunk Civilian and Law Enforcer alike. 😂
Id grab a bottle n grab a few glasses on the house 😂
This is grape news
Greetings 🫖☕ good morning 🌞🙏 all that wine 🍷 cheers to love ❤️
Such a waste. Id be the one laying in it with my mouth open.😉
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الله معكم😢