Familia Torres dominates the Catalan wine scene to such an extent, particularly with popular brands such as Viña Sol and Sangre de Toro, that it can be easy to overlook their most ambitious wines, and their pioneering spirit. Torres was the first significant wine producer to branch out into the other hemisphere, establishing Miguel Torres Chile as long ago as 1979. In 1997 the distribution company Torres China was established in early recognition...
What Familia Torres also does
Monday 25 August 2025
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Including ecological initiatives and recuperating near-extinct grape varieties, as well as making some very special, ambitious wines. Pictured above are Forcada vines at Finca Mas Palau in Penedès.
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