Messi to launch wine brand in Argentina

22:11 • 11.07.12



The name Lionel Messi could be heard in bars and restaurants as well as Camp Nou within the next two months, as an Argentine vineyard announced its plans to launch a new wine bearing the Barcelona star's name, Goal.com reported.


The Bodega Valentin Bianchi, based in the province of Mendoza in the star's home nation which is famed for its quality wines, revealed on Monday evening its plans to name one of its products after Messi. The company divulged that the brand would be dubbed 'Leo', and that it had the full support of the Rosario-born No. 10.


According to a press release circulated by Valentin Bianchi, the project would be carried out in cooperation with the Leo Messi Foundation with the profits being diverted to charitable causes.


"This venture will collaborate with the Leo Messi Foundation in order to continue creating projects focused on infant health and education, as well as establishing sporting activity as a key part of the fight against poverty and vulnerability," the statement reads.


"These are the fundamental aspects of the Foundation, which since 2008 has worked tirelessly to carry its mission forward; acting to help at-risk children and adolescents."


This new partnership is far from the first charitable project that Messi has aided through his foundation. He has helped to fund new sporting facilities in Rosario, as well as set up a scheme which offers scholarships in Barcelona to Argentine students studying pediatric medicine.
 

Armenian News - Tert.am





LATEST NEWSAll Today news

22:17 • 23/05

Armenian students offered remote access to US nuclear reactor

21:51 • 23/05

PSY look-alike fools Cannes

21:33 • 23/05

Iranian gas pipeline offers no alternative, says energy minister

20:48 • 23/05

Soldier Lee Rigby killed in London attack

20:27 • 23/05

Karabakh issue discussed in Azerbaijan

19:42 • 23/05

Woman in Armenia’s Vanadzor attempts self-immolation

19:15 • 23/05

Britain's Tate museum sets $34m record for Constable painting

18:39 • 23/05

London terror suspects faced security investigation

18:23 • 23/05

Gas price hike plan spurs protest in Armenia’s capital (updated, photos)

18:10 • 23/05

Armenian rescuers conduct test flights at 800m altitude (video)

17:56 • 23/05

Georges Moustaki, composer of Edith Piaf hit song, dies

17:31 • 23/05

Public attitudes to opinions perceived unpatriotic were hostile in Armenia - Amnesty International

17:25 • 23/05

Ex deputy head of Nubarashen penitentiary arrested for bribery

17:18 • 23/05

Armenia’s central bank launches hotline for villager loans

17:01 • 23/05

Georgian clergymen charged over disrupting gay parade

16:39 • 23/05

Armenian catholicos meets Swiss envoy

16:24 • 23/05

Istanbul tops the list with most rape cases in Turkey

16:22 • 23/05

Gas price rise to scale up poverty in Armenia

16:19 • 23/05

Google acquires kite-power generator

16:00 • 23/05

Iran election: Rafsanjani criticises leaders' 'ignorance'

15:35 • 23/05

‘You are nothing’ – ruling party MP to opposition

15:35 • 23/05

‘You will enjoy the upcoming 4-5 years, we will work hard’ – PM

14:58 • 23/05

Global stocks markets hit after Chinese data and Fed comments

14:29 • 23/05

‘Chechnya’s consular agent to Turkey’ murdered in Ankara

14:24 • 23/05

Government to allocate 62.9 million drams for completing construction of building for insecure people

14:19 • 23/05

Energy, gas price revision shows rise – official

14:07 • 23/05

Armenia’s NA chairman calls for reconciliation

13:27 • 23/05

Parliament approves Armenia’s government program

13:24 • 23/05

Armenian National Congress to vote against government program

13:22 • 23/05

Armenia’s minister of urban development visits Yerevan’s covered market

13:19 • 23/05

Last bell to ring for graduates on May 24

12:31 • 23/05

Georgia’s Vano Merabishvili sent to prison

12:25 • 23/05

Hail-stricken villagers dissatisfied with Armenia’s government

12:24 • 23/05

NGO head calls for boycotting gas charges

12:21 • 23/05

Farmers of hail-stricken villages to be freed of water, land taxes

11:29 • 23/05

Prince Charles to visit Armenia

11:27 • 23/05

Trade conditions unlikely to change – CBA

11:22 • 23/05

Lennon lyrics donated to British Library for tax relief

11:11 • 23/05

Women suffer more mental health problems than men due to stress of juggling many roles, according to study

10:55 • 23/05

Nissan to recall more than 800,000 cars

10:44 • 23/05

Eddie Ahern and Neil Clement receive lengthy BHA bans

10:39 • 23/05

Aleppo-Armenian intellectual kidnapped by extremist rebel group

10:19 • 23/05

Carrefour to divest 25 pct stake in Middle East venture

09:52 • 23/05

168 Zham: Moscow’s second message

09:51 • 23/05

Zhoghovurd: Opposition rep reached agreement with Armenia’s prosecutor general?

09:32 • 23/05

Ford plans to shut all Australian production by 2016

09:26 • 23/05

Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record

09:15 • 23/05

US confirms four American citizens killed by drones

09:10 • 23/05

Woolwich machete attack: Cameron to lead Cobra meeting

08:57 • 23/05

‘Turkey shows little progress in freedom’- Amnesty International

08:38 • 23/05

Zhoghovurd: Opposition MP, Armenian premier meet?



ArmeniaRegionPress digestWorldBusinessEventScience/techCultureSportsLifestyle