A legacy built through the efforts of five generations
The company's foundation by Mr Jaime Torres Vendrell. The construction of the company headquarters and the winery opposite the train station.
Historical Events at the Winery
Visit by His Majesty the King, Alphonse XIII to the wineries. Lunch was served in a 500,000 litre wooden cask.
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Distinguished Visitors
Registration of the trademark Coronas. Mr Juan Torres Casals registered the trademark Coronas on 7 February 1907.
Product launches
The birth of Miguel Torres Carbó at the Pairal home, situated next to the train station and which was used as the site of the Miguel Torres Museum until 1997.
Our family history
Wine distillation and brandy ageing began.
Product launches
Wine-making innovations
The Spanish Civil War began. The winery was partially destroyed by air bombing in 1939.
Historical background
The Reconstruction of the Winery. Bottled wine was sold under a label with the company trademarks.
Historical background
Wine-making innovations
“Torres 10” was on the market for the first time ever.
Product launches
The trademark "Sol” was registered. It would become Viña Sol a few decades later.
Product launches
“Sangre de Toro” was placed on the market.
Product launches
The start of modern wine-making and oenology. Foreign stock varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay began to be planted.
Wine-making innovations
A new white wine fermentation technique under controlled temperatures was introduced.
Wine-making innovations
Bodegas Torres began operations in Chile.
Growth / Expansion
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The wine “Gran Coronas Etiqueta Negra 1970” won at the World Wine Olympics organised by Gault-Millau in Paris.
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A new phase in red wine production. There was more awareness of red wine production with improved fermentation processes, working with wine from stock of a more reduced and controlled yield per hectare. Oak ageing was perfected to emphasize the importance of the grape (organic) tannins above those from the wood.
Wine-making innovations
Marimar Torres planted the first vineyard in California. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Parellada varieties were planted.
Growth / Expansion
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The wine “Milmanda” gets third place in a blind sampling of Chardonnay throughout the world.
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Miguel Torres Carbó received the "Creu de Sant Jordi" from Jordi Pujol.
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The 125th Anniversary of Bodegas Torres featured a visit by His Majesty the King Juan Carlos I to our Bodegas Torres wineries in Pacs del Penedès.
Distinguished Visitors
The Great Exhibit Hall at the Miguel Torres Foundation was inaugurated.
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New facilities
The brandy “Torres 20 Hors d’Age” was chosen the Best Brandy in the World
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The American magazine, Wine Spectator, named Bodegas Torres “the Most Important Winery in Spain”.
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A Joint-Venture was set up in India (T.T & G. Trading Private Limited), with which Torres became the first Spanish winery with heavy presence in the country.
Growth / Expansion
Torres was the only Spanish winery mentioned in the “Hall of Fame” by the American magazine Wine Spectator at the celebration of its 25th anniversary.
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Miguel A. Torres received the award “Decanter Man of the Year 2002”, granted by the international magazine Decanter.
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Miguel A. Torres received the award Wine International Magazine, Personality of the Year in the innovation category.
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The launch of the new red wine “Celeste”, the first red wine produced by Torres in the DO Ribera del Duero.
Product launches
Miguel A. Torres was distinguished with the “Lebenswerk” (lifetime achievement) award, which is granted by the prestigious German wine magazine Wein Gourmet.
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Torres received the Prize for the Best European Winery, granted by the prestigious American magazine "Wine Enthusiast".
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The launch of the wine “Salmos”, the first Torres wine produced in the DO Priorat.
Growth / Expansion
Product launches
Miguel A. Torres was named the most influential Spanish vine grower and the second in Europe, according to the annual list published by the magazine Decanter.
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The Waltraud winery was inaugurated.
Historical Events at the Winery
New facilities
Bodegas Torres expands into the DO Rioja. The first Torres red wine produced in that area entered the market: Altos Ibéricos
Growth / Expansion
Historical Events at the Winery
Product launches
Miguel A. Torres received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” awarded by the International Wine Challenge (UK).
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The prestigious magazine Drink Business named Torres the Green Company of the Year for its environmental commitment.
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Mireia Torres Maczassek, member of the family’s fifth generation, is appointed Director of the Jean Leon and Torres Priorat wineries.
Historical Events at the Winery
Our family history
The launch of Verdeo, produced in the DO Rueda.
Growth / Expansion
Product launches
Miguel Torres Maczassek, a member of the fifth generation, is named the Managing Director of the Torres group.
Historical Events at the Winery
Our family history
Miguel A. Torres received the award “Wine Enthusiast Lifetime Achievement Award” in New York.
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Bodegas Torres was considered the most recognised European wine brand and the 11th in the world in “The Power 100” ranking compiled by the British company Intangible Business on the wine and spirits market.
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The British magazine Drinks International recognised Bodegas Torres as the most admired wine brand in the world.
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Bodegas Torres gained ground in Rueda with the purchase of a winery in Villafranca de Duero where it makes its “Verdeo”.
Growth / Expansion
Mireia Torres Maczassek is named head of R&D&I.
Historical Events at the Winery
Our family history
The British Magazine Drinks Business rewards Torres for its use of renewable energies in the fifth edition of its Green Awards.
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Bodegas Torres is recognized for the second consecutive year as the most admired wine brand in the world by the leading British magazine Drinks International.
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