When Spanish winemarker Jesus Soto returned to his land for the first time since a wildfire swept through the area, the sight of his charred grapevines left him in tears and feeling as though he had 'lost part of my soul', he said on Thursday.
Jesus Soto checks his vineyard after it was partially scorched by a wildfire near Cebreros in the province of Avila, Spain July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Borja SuarezCEBREROS, Spain July 21 - When Spanish winemarker Jesus Soto returned to his land for the first time since a wildfire swept through the area, the sight of his charred grapevines left him in tears and feeling as though he had "lost part of my soul", he said on Thursday.
Soto, with the help of his daughter Belen Soto Manrique, 24, has spent more than a decade buying up and revitalising small, ancient vineyards near Cebreros, in the central province of Avila, whose altitude of 700-1100 metres gives the wines their character."A fire is always terrifying because it kills everything around it and the feeling is just awful. The feeling, the smoke, the smell ... There's a sense of total destruction," he told Reuters.
Scientists say heatwaves that have spread across Europe in the past week and caused wildfires around the region are stark evidence of climate change. "We always remember about climate change when something happens, but right now here and in many parts of Spain the big problem is the neglect of the countryside," Soto said.
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