Torres

One of the world's most admired wine and spirit brands.

The long and storied history of Bodega Torres, one of Spain's oldest and most distinguished wine dinasties, began in 1870 in Vilafranca del Penedès. Mr. Miguel A. Torres, the patriarch of the family, currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Familia Torres group. The company's current CEO is Mr. Fabrice Ducceschi, who was appointed in 2025.

A key player in the international drinking business, Mr. Miguel A. Torres is the head of a huge multinational corporation which sells its products in more than 150 countries under more than 50 different brands. In its native Spain, Familia Torres produces wine in 9 Designations of Origin. Besides, the company is also present in Russian River Valley, California, and in Valle Central, Chile, a country in which it has had a significant impact.

An environmentally conscious company, the Torres winery is particularly concerned about the way in which the wine industry is being and will be affected by climate change. Thus, the firm is moving to solar and biomass energy sources in order to reduce its carbon footprint. It has also changed its overall farming approach, implementing mostly organic, non-invasive agricultural procedures. Moreover, it has recovered some ancestral grape varieties, which have proven able to resist the soaring temperatures.

In Spain, Familia Torres owns around 1,300 hectares of vineyards, planted with many different varieties. In its native Catalonia, besides the well-known Carignan, Grenache, Monastrell, Parellada, Sumoll and Xarel·lo varieties, the Ancestral Varieties Project has succeeded in recovering Forcada, Querol, Gonfaus, Pirene and Moneu, five hitherto unknown Catalan native grapes with an exceptional potential for producing high-quality wines. As for the rest of Spanish regions, Torres grows both local varieties - Albariño in Rías Baixas, Tinto Fino in Ribera del Duero, Tempranillo in Rioja - and international ones, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Riesling.

In 2013, Família Torres released its first ever Spanish sparkling wine, produced following the traditional Champenoise method and marketed under the Vardon Kennett label. The name is an homage to Daniel Vardon Kennett, an English seaman from the early XIXth century who, after sailing the world, settled in Penedès to make wine.

Bodegas Torres has 5 wine producing brands in Spain:

- Familia Torres. The mother company produces wines in DO Penedès, DO Catalunya, DO Conca de Barberà, DO Costers del Segre and DOQ Priorat.
- La Carbonera. A winery in the DOCa Rioja.
- Vardon Kennet. A producer of traditional method Spanish sparkling wine in Penedès.
- Pago del Cielo. A winery in Ribera del Duero.
- Pazo Torre Pénelas. A winery in the DO Rías Baixas.

In 1994, the well-known Jean Leon winery was acquired by the Torres family. The brand belongs to the Familia Torres group, but it has a differentiated market profile.

Besides the still and sparkling wine producing brands, Família Torres is also the owner of Torres Brandy, a respected producer of premium spirits founded in 1928 by Joan Torres Casals, a member of the second generation of the Torres family.

The product portfolio of the Torres Brandy distillery comprises some of Spain's best-known and most- awarded spirits, notably Torres 5 – aged for 5 years in barrels - Torres 10 - the company's flagship brandy, first released in 1946 – and Torres 20 – chosen "World's Best Brandy" on several occasions at prestigious contests like the International Wine & Spirit Competition.

Year of foundation: 1870
Address: Calle Miguel Torres, 6
City: Vilafranca del Penedès
Province: Barcelona
Zip code: 08720
Country: Spain
Phone number: 34 938 177 400
www.torres.es
Guided visits? Yes
Wine tourism services? Yes