verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message bodegas torres miguel torres sa location spain chile usa vilafranca del pened s catalonia spain appellation pened s conca de barber jumilla priorat ribera del duero rioja toro other labels torres 5 torres 10 atrium coronas de casta sangre de toro vi a esmeralda vi a sol founded 1870 1870 key people miguel a. torres president and managing director distribution over 140 countries website www.torres.es the mas la plana vineyard in pacs del pened s. founded in 1870 by jaime torres bodegas torres miguel torres sa is a historical wine growing company located in pacs some 4 km from vilafranca del pened s where the company has its head office . torres is the family winery with the most extensive vineyards in the denomination of origin do of pened s 1 and the largest winery in spain . 2 they also run the miguel torres chile winery in the chilean central valley and in the united states california where in 1986 marimar torres founded marimar estate . in spain outside of the torres family s native pened s region they own vineyards in do conca de barber 3 do toro do jumilla do ribera del duero doq priorat and most recently in doc rioja in the last three areas with new wineries or wineries under construction . likewise torres is also spain s largest producer of do wines under its own label exporting to more than 140 countries . under the torres brand name they trade wine and brandy under on a range of different labels . some of these are vi a sol sangre de toro de casta coronas atrium and vi a esmeralda with their best known brandies being torres 5 and torres 10 . many torres wines are produced from international rather than traditional spanish grape varieties and are varietally labelled . the company exports wines to over 140 countries . citation needed torres made two significant contributions to the development of enology in spain firstly the use of fermentation at controlled temperatures and secondly the maturing of the wine in small oak barrels during a scrupulously defined time as has been a habitual practice in bordeaux . citation needed torres is managed by the fourth generation of the torres family ; miguel a. torres is the company s current president and managing director . the torres family are founding members of the primum familiae vini . 4 contents 1 history 2 estates 3 awards 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message jaime torres emigrated to cuba in 1855 . on the island he made his fortune through the flourishing oil industry and seaborne trade . in 1870 he returned home a rich man and went into business with his brother a wine grower . together they founded the family company in vilafranca del pened s in 1870 . one of jaime torres ideas was to build a 600 000 litre 130 000 imp gal ; 160 000 us gal wine vat the largest in the world . during the spanish civil war the winery was bombarded 2 leaving everything in ruins including the enormous vat . miguel torres carb a fourth generation member of the family rebuilt the winery in 1940 and started business up again . he brought an end to the sale of bulk wine and started to market it in labelled bottles . in the year of reconstruction when france was under hitler s control and unable to provide wine miguel torres traveled to the united states to promote his wines . 2 it was in this period that the brands sangre de toro vi a sol and coronas first came into being . citation needed grans muralles . in 1966 work started on the planting of imported grape varieties at first chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon and later on merlot pinot noir riesling and gew rztraminer . that same year miguel a. torres married waltraud maczassek a german artist who has also collaborated in the sale of torres wines on the german market . when torres produced their first riesling they named it in honour of waltraud . citation needed in 1975 bodegas torres began growing organic grapes for wine . citation needed in 1991 after the death of miguel torres the winery passed into the hands of his son miguel a. torres the company s current president and managing director . citation needed estates edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message the mas la plana vineyard in pacs del pened s within the borders of do pened s which in the middle ages formed part of the fiefdom of the count of barcelona is planted with cabernet sauvignon with an average age of about 30 years . it is one of the first vineyards cultivated in spain based on this variety of grape . the wine which bears the name of the estate is produced from grapes grown here . today la plana is recognised as one of the most prestigious red wines in the world as claimed among others by julian jeffs in his book the wines of spain . located on the cister route the medieval castle of milmanda provides the name for another estate from which a white wine of the same name comes . milmanda is made using traditional methods and fermented in barrels of new french oak . the milmanda estate is located in the municipality of vimbod i poblet in do conca de barber and consists of 37 acres 150 000 m2 of vineyard . citation needed at the fransola estate the sauvignon blanc vines share the space with plots planted with parellada . the blend of these two varieties although with a predominance of sauvignon is used to produce fransola through an elaboration that requires considerable care given that part of the must is fermented in wooden barrels and the other part in stainless steel before they are finally brought together . located alongside the historical cistercian monastery of poblet the wine grans muralles takes its name from the vineyard that used to surround the walls of the monastery . historic varieties now almost extinct such as garr or sams disambiguation needed share the land with rows of garnacha tinta monastrell and mazuelo . fransola owned by the torres family since 1983 mas borras includes a vineyard of pinot noir . very small covering only 10 acres 40 000 m2 production of the estate where torres reserva real has its origins is extremely limited producing barely more than 6 000 bottles a year . furthermore it is only made if the harvest has been particularly promising . awards edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message european winery of the year by the american magazine wine enthusiast 2006 wine personality of the year for innovation by the english magazine wine international 2005 principe felipe prize for business excellence 2004 miguel a. torres named man of the year by the british magazine decanter 2002 . bodega miguel torres named winery of the year in gu a de vinos gourmet gourmet wines guide 2000 . wine spectator prize for the most important winery of the year 2000 . references edit d.o.pened s website in english catalan and spanish a b c richard kinssies march 4 2008 . wine pick of the week 2004 torres coronas tempranillo 11 . seattle post intelligencer . retrieved 2011 07 15 . d.o.conca de barber website in english catalan and spanish labels from the primum familiae vini website further reading edit the wines of spain vinos de espa a julian jeffs spanish edition by editorial tusquets . isbn 84 8310 695 7 paisajes y bodegas de espa a landscapes and wineries of spain pi & erre ediciones . madrid . 2004 . isbn 84 95203 20 0 leading brands of spain . isbn 84 607 7104 0 l esperit del vi . el gran llibre dels vins de catalunya the spirit of wine the big book of catalan wines . ngels casas and francesc navarro . grup editorial 62 . isbn 84 9787 063 8 los grandes vinos y bodegas great wines and wineries . planeta agostini s.a. 2003 . isbn 84 674 0063 3 larousse encyclopaedia of wines . editorial larousse 2001 . isbn 84 8016 327 5 abc . el gran libro de los vinos de espa a big book of spanish wines . 2000 . wine atlas . oz clarke . editorial leopold blume . 1996 . isbn 978 84 8076 227 4 diccionario salvat del vino salvat dictionary of wine . mauricio wiesenthal.salvat editores . 2001 . isbn 84 345 0932 6 external links edit bodegas torres website in english catalan and spanish retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bodegas torres & oldid 720125079 categories wineries of spainbrandiesagriculture companies 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