{"id":13663,"date":"2012-07-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/the-wines-of-leo-messi"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:01","slug":"the-wines-of-leo-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/the-wines-of-leo-messi","title":{"rendered":"The Wines Of Leo Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"
Leo<\/span><\/span><\/span> Messi<\/span><\/span><\/span>, 3-<\/span><\/span><\/span>times winner of<\/span><\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ballon d\u2019Or <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>(European Footballer of the Year), begins <\/span><\/span><\/span>a collaboration with<\/span><\/span><\/span> Argentine wineries<\/span><\/span><\/span> Casa Bianchi<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/span> to launch<\/span><\/span><\/span> a line of<\/span><\/span><\/span> 3 wines<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>one<\/span><\/span><\/span> white and two<\/span><\/span><\/span> red wines, <\/span><\/span><\/span> under the brand<\/span><\/span><\/span> “LEO<\/span><\/span><\/span>” and <\/span><\/span><\/span>whose profits<\/span><\/span><\/span> will go to the<\/span><\/span><\/span> Foundation Leo Messi<\/a>, which he <\/span><\/span><\/span>sponsors,<\/span><\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span><\/span> aims to<\/span><\/span><\/span> act on behalf<\/span><\/span><\/span> of disadvantaged children and<\/span><\/span><\/span> adolescents.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The activities of the Foundation include scholarships for medical specialists in treatment of cancer and in paediatrics, cooperation in the fight against <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chagas disease<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> in the province of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) or the rehabilitation of children’s hospitals and sports centers in disadvantaged areas of Argentina.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n All three are single varietal wines<\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>One White wine made from <\/span><\/span><\/span>Torront\u00e9s<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span>grapes<\/span><\/span><\/span> and two<\/span><\/span><\/span> Reds<\/span><\/span><\/span> made 100% with Malbec<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Leo Premium Malbec 2010<\/a> Aged for 12 months in French and American oak.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Leo Malbec 2011<\/a> Young Red wine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Leo Torront\u00e9s 2011<\/a> Young White wine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Leo<\/span><\/span><\/span> Messi<\/span><\/span><\/span> is the next player<\/span><\/span><\/span> in<\/span><\/span><\/span> FC Barcelona to get a line of wines<\/span><\/span><\/span>, after <\/span><\/span><\/span>Andres<\/span><\/span><\/span> Iniesta,<\/span><\/span><\/span> with<\/span><\/span><\/span> its own winery<\/span><\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span><\/span>Iniesta Bodegas<\/a>), which markets <\/span><\/span><\/span>wines under the<\/span><\/span><\/span> brand<\/span><\/span><\/span> Finca El Carril<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span><\/span>D.O<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. Manchuela<\/span><\/span><\/span>) <\/span><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Corazon Loco<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(wine<\/span><\/span><\/span> of the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Land of Castile<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Leo<\/span><\/span><\/span> Messi<\/span><\/span><\/span>, 3-<\/span><\/span><\/span>times winner of<\/span><\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ballon d\u2019Or <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>