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[[Image:Fotolaplanaviñedo.jpg|thumb|right|Mas La Plana]]
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Founded in 1870 by Jaime Torres, '''Bodegas Torres''' is a historical wine growing company located in Pacs, some 4 km from [[Vilafranca del Penedès]], where the company has its head office. At the present time Torres is the family winery with the most extensive vineyards in the [[Denomination of Origin]] (DO) of [[Penedès]]. 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 Penedès region, they own vineyards in DO [[Conca de Barberà]], DO [[Toro (DO)|Toro]], DO [[Jumilla (DO)|Jumilla]], DO [[Ribera del Duero]], DOQ [[Priorat (DOQ)|Priorat]] and most recently in DOC [[Rioja (wine)|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.
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[[File:Fotolaplanaviñedo.jpg|thumb|right|The Mas La Plana vineyard in Pacs del Penedès.]]
Under the Torres brand name they trade wine based on a range of different labels, as well as brandies. Some of these are Viña Sol, Sangre de Toro, De Casta, Coronas, Atrium and Viña 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 [[varietal]]ly labelled.
Founded in 1870 by Jaime Torres, '''Bodegas Torres''' (''Miguel Torres'' SA) is a historical wine growing company located in Pacs, some {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=in}} from [[Vilafranca del Penedès]], where the company has its head office. Torres is the family winery with the most extensive vineyards in the [[Denomination of Origin]] (DO) of [[Penedès]]<ref>[http://www.dopenedes.es/index.php?lang=en D.O.Penedès (website in English, Catalan and Spanish)]</ref> and the largest winery in Spain.<ref name="seapi2004">{{cite web| title= Wine Pick Of The Week: 2004 Torres Coronas Tempranillo ($11)| url= http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Wine-Pick-Of-The-Week-2004-Torres-Coronas-1266214.php | date= March 4, 2008 | publisher= [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] | author=Richard Kinssies |accessdate= 2011-07-15}}</ref>


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 Penedès region, they own vineyards in DO [[Conca de Barberà]],<ref>[http://www.doconcadebarbera.com/english/frame.htm D.O.Conca de Barberà website (in English, Catalan and Spanish)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509160609/http://www.doconcadebarbera.com/english/frame.htm |date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> DO [[Toro (DO)|Toro]], DO [[Jumilla (DO)|Jumilla]], DO [[Ribera del Duero]], DOQ [[Priorat (DOQ)|Priorat]] and most recently in DOC [[Rioja (wine)|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.
This company is currently 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 members of the [[Primum Familiae Vini]].


Under the Torres brand name they trade wine and [[brandy]] under on a range of different labels. Some of these are Viña Sol, Sangre de Toro, De Casta, Coronas, Atrium and Viña 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 [[varietal]]ly labelled. The company exports wines to over 140 countries.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} 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|date=July 2011}}
== History ==


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]].<ref>[http://www.pfv.org/pressroom/labels.php Labels] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026191448/http://www.pfv.org/pressroom/labels.php |date=October 26, 2011 }} from the [[Primum Familiae Vini]] website</ref>
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 Penedès]], in 1870. One of Jaime Torres’ ideas was to build a 600,000 litre wine vat, the largest in the world.
During the [[Spanish Civil War]] the winery was bombarded, leaving everything in ruins, including the enormous vat. [[Miguel Torres Carbó]], a member of the fourth generation of this family saga, 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 the reconstruction Miguel Torres, accompanied by his wife, crossed the Atlantic and set about trying to sell their wines personally, visiting the restaurants and insisting that their owners should taste the wines for themselves. It was in this period that the brands Sangre de Toro, Viña Sol and Coronas first came into being.
[[Image:VIÑALASMURALLAS.jpg|thumb|right|Grans Muralles]]
In 1991, on 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. 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 [[Gewürztraminer]].
Since 1975 Bodegas Torres have been involved in organic wine growing. On the other hand, in their history, Torres have made two significant contributions to the development of [[enology]]: 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]].
In 1966 [[Miguel A. Torres]] got married to 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.


==History==
At the present time this Spanish family company exports wines to over 140 countries.
{{Refimprove section|date=July 2011}}
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 Penedès]], in 1870. One of Jaime Torres’ ideas was to build a {{convert|600000|L|adj=on}} wine vat, the largest in the world.
During the [[Spanish Civil War]] the winery was bombarded,<ref name="seapi2004"/> leaving everything in ruins, including the enormous vat. Miguel Torres Carbó, 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 [[Vichy France|France was under Hitler's control]] and unable to provide wine, Miguel Torres traveled to the United States to promote his wines.<ref name="seapi2004"/> It was in this period that the brands Sangre de Toro, Viña Sol and Coronas first came into being.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
[[File:VIÑALASMURALLAS.jpg|thumb|right|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 [[Gewürztraminer]]. 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|date=July 2011}}
== Estates ==


In 1975, Bodegas Torres began growing organic grapes for wine.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
*The '''Mas La Plana''' vineyard, in Pacs del [[Penedès]], within the borders of DO Penedès, 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”.


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|date=July 2011}}
*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 [[Vimbodí]], in DO Conca de Barberà, and consists of {{convert|37|acre|m2}} of vineyard.


== Estates ==
*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.
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2011}}
*The ''Mas La Plana'' vineyard, in Pacs del [[Penedès]], within the borders of DO Penedès, 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 [[Vimbodí i Poblet]], in DO Conca de Barberà, and consists of {{convert|37|acre|ha acre m2|order=out}} of vineyard.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
*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 [[Garró]] or [[Cinsaut|Samsó]], share the land with rows of [[Garnacha tinta]], [[Monastrell]] and [[Mazuelo]].


[[File:FINCAFRANSOLA-AEREA.jpg|thumb|right| Fransola]]
*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 [[Garró]] or [[Samsó]] share the land with rows of [[Garnacha Tinta]], [[Monastrell]] and [[Mazuelo]].
*Owned by the Torres family since 1983, ''Mas Borras'' includes a vineyard of [[Pinot noir]].
*Very small, covering only {{convert|10|acre|ha acre m2|0|order=out}}, 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 ==
[[Image:FINCAFRANSOLA-AEREA.jpg|thumb|right| Fransola]]
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2011}}
*Owned by the Torres family since 1983, '''Mas Borras''' includes a vineyard of [[Pinot noir]]. This variety of grape demands tireless and meticulous care, while imposing an implacable and severe limitation of yield.
*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)
*Very small, covering only {{convert|10|acre|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.
*Principe Felipe Prize for Business Excellence (2004)

*Miguel A. Torres named Man of the year, by the British magazine [[Decanter (magazine)|Decanter]](2002).
== Acknowledgements ==
*Bodega Miguel Torres named Winery of the Year, in Guía de Vinos Gourmet (Gourmet Wines Guide) (2000).

*[[Wine Spectator]] Prize for the Most Important Winery of the Year (2000).
*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 Guía de Vinos Gourmet (Gourmet Wines Guide) (2000).
*Wine Spectator Prize for the Most Important Winery of the Year (2000).


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*The Wines of Spain (Vinos de España), Julian Jeffs, Spanish edition by Editorial Tusquets. ISBN 84-8310-695-1
*The Wines of Spain (Vinos de España), Julian Jeffs, Spanish edition by Editorial Tusquets. {{ISBN|84-8310-695-7}}
*Paisajes y Bodegas de España (Landscapes and Wineries of Spain) PI& ERRE ediciones. Madrid. 2004. ISBN 84-95203-20-0
*Paisajes y Bodegas de España (Landscapes and Wineries of Spain) PI& ERRE ediciones. Madrid. 2004. {{ISBN|84-95203-20-0}}
*Leading Brands of Spain. ISBN 84-607-7104-0
*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). Àngels Casas and Francesc Navarro. Grup editorial 62. ISBN 84-9787-063-8
*L' Esperit del vi. El gran llibre dels vins de Catalunya (The Spirit of Wine, the Big Book of Catalan Wines). Àngels 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
*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
*Larousse Encyclopaedia of Wines. Editorial Larousse, 2001. {{ISBN|84-8016-327-5}}
*ABC. El gran libro de los vinos de España (Big Book of Spanish Wines). 2000.
*ABC. El gran libro de los vinos de España (Big Book of Spanish Wines). 2000.
*Wine Atlas. Oz Clarke. Editorial Leopold Blume. 1996. ISBN 84-8076-22-7
*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
*Diccionario salvat del vino (Salvat Dictionary of Wine). Mauricio Wiesenthal.Salvat editores. 2001. {{ISBN|84-345-0932-6}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{official|http://www.torres.es/}}
*[http://www.torres.es/eng/asp/index.asp Bodegas Torres website (in English, Catalan, and Spanish)]
*[http://www.do-catalunya.com/angles/index.html D.O.Catalunya website (in English, Catalan and Spanish)]
*[http://www.dopenedes.es/index.php?lang=en D.O.Penedès (website in English, Catalan and Spanish)]
*[http://www.doconcadebarbera.com/english/frame.htm D.O.Conca de Barberà website (in English, Catalan and Spanish)]
*[http://www.altpenedes.net/en/index.asp Alt Penedès website (in English, French, Catalan and Spanish)]
*[http://www.pfv.org/pressroom/press_fiche.php?id_art=24 Official Primum Familiae Vini website (in English)]


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Bodegas Torres
(Miguel Torres SA)
LocationSpain, Chile, USA, Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia, Spain
AppellationPenedès, Conca de Barberà, Jumilla, Priorat, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Toro
Other labelsTorres 5, Torres 10, Atrium, Coronas, De Casta, Sangre de Toro, Viña Esmeralda, Viña Sol
Founded1870 (1870)
Key peopleMiguel A. Torres (President and managing director)
DistributionOver 140 countries
Websitewww.torres.es
The Mas La Plana vineyard in Pacs del Penedès.

Founded in 1870 by Jaime Torres, Bodegas Torres (Miguel Torres SA) is a historical wine growing company located in Pacs, some 4 km (2.5 miles) from Vilafranca del Penedès, where the company has its head office. Torres is the family winery with the most extensive vineyards in the Denomination of Origin (DO) of Penedès[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 Penedès region, they own vineyards in DO Conca de Barberà,[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 Viña Sol, Sangre de Toro, De Casta, Coronas, Atrium and Viña 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]

History

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 Penedès, 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 Carbó, 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, Viña 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 Gewürztraminer. 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

  • The Mas La Plana vineyard, in Pacs del Penedès, within the borders of DO Penedès, 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 Vimbodí i Poblet, in DO Conca de Barberà, and consists of 15 hectares (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 Garró or Samsó, 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 4 hectares (10 acres; 40,469 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

  • 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 Guía de Vinos Gourmet (Gourmet Wines Guide) (2000).
  • Wine Spectator Prize for the Most Important Winery of the Year (2000).

References

  1. ^ D.O.Penedès (website in English, Catalan and Spanish)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ D.O.Conca de Barberà website (in English, Catalan and Spanish) Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Labels Archived October 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from the Primum Familiae Vini website

Further reading

  • The Wines of Spain (Vinos de España), Julian Jeffs, Spanish edition by Editorial Tusquets. ISBN 84-8310-695-7
  • Paisajes y Bodegas de España (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). Àngels 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 España (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

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