Dear <<First Name>>,
Jaime Torres Vendrell emigrated to Cuba in 1855, where he made a fortune in the oil industry and seaborne trade. Returning to Spain a rich man, he went into business with his brother Miguel, who was a winegrower, and together they founded the Bodega winery that would eventually become the behemoth that Torres is today.
Jaime built a 600,000 litre wine vat - the largest in the world, but during the Spanish Civil War the winery was bombarded - everything, including the gigantic wine vat, was wrecked. But in 1940 a 4th generation member of the family, Miguel Torres Carbó, rebuilt the winery and restarted the business, bringing an end to bulk wine by selling it in labelled bottles.
Today Torres is one of Spain’s leading wine-producing families, currently 5th generation, based in Penedès near Barcelona in Catalonia; it is the largest winery in Spain. They have estates throughout Spain’s wine regions and also own and run the Marimar Estate in Sonoma, California, and Miguel Torres Chile in that country’s Central Valley.
Torres produces a huge range of wines from both international (in the mid 1960’s Torres was one of the first wineries in Spain to plant Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and indigenous grape varieties which they distribute to over 150 countries. These are wines with distinguished personalities and exceptional style.
Torres are guided by a love of, and a deep respect for the soil and the environment - a unique family whose philosophy is “the more we care for the land, the better the wine”, saying “our vision is a world where we celebrate life, care for the earth and carry on our legacy”. Olé!
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