O project, Wineries of Memory, mix a new one documentary series of the same name, which delves into the daily life of the residents of the riverside parish of Vilachá and the scientific study about this territory and its origins, which is also included in the audiovisuals.
This new ethnoarchaeological project in Vilachá de Salvadur is an initiative of the Municipality of A Pobra do Brollón and the Vilachá Residents' Association with the participation of Incipit-CSIC. The project is coordinated by the tourism promoter of the A Pobra do Brollón Council, Xosé Gago.
Jose Gago explained that the project is based on four pillars, A Veciñanza, the true protagonist of the project; Os Convents, an archaeological site in Val do Frade; Os Socalcos, a defining element of the Ribeira Sacra landscape, and the iconic Adegas de Vilachá; and that its objective was “to find the truth behind things, to get away from the tourist labels of the Ribeira Sacra as a still postcard landscape and to delve deeper into the origin and evolution of the Ribeira Sacra as a living element.”
O Mayor of A Pobra do Brollón, Xosé Lois Maceda, He recalled that “the Sundays of Vilachá, a tourist activity that took place last year and will continue over time, are somewhat at the origin of this project. These are, in addition to initiatives that are promoted and in which the residents themselves participate, which guarantees the success of this type of proposal. It is the philosophy that we always maintain from the government team, the importance of the residents getting involved and us getting involved with their proposals.”
The presentation was also attended by archaeologists Xurxo Ayán and Sonia García, soil scientist Cruz Ferro; the director of Incipit-CSIC, Felipe Criado (who made an online intervention, as he was unable to attend), and representatives of the Vilachá Residents' Association and the team responsible for the series, Iago Seoane and Rudá Cordaro.
The project has its own web https:// adegasdamemoria.com and social networks where you can find out about the initiative and watch the series, which will have a new chapter every Thursday.
O archaeologist, Xurxo Ayán, who last year was at the forefront of the excavations in Castro de San Lorenzo, is also part of this project, of which he assured “We are going in search of the lost monastery, like Indiana Jones. All the pieces of the project are absolutely involved in this initiative that has international repercussions.”.
