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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 where in 1986 Marimar Torres founded Marimar Estate.
The wine region classification in Spain takes a quite complex hierarchical form in which the denominación de origen protegida is a mainstream grading, equivalent to the French AOC and the Italian DOC. As of 2019, Spain has 138 identifiable wine regions under some form of geographical classification (2 DOCa/DOQ, 68 DO, 7 VC, 19 VP, and 42 VT).
Penedès (Catalan pronunciation: [pənəˈðɛs]) is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) for wines in Catalonia, . Penedès DOP includes all of the Penedès region and municipalities of four other counties : Anoia , Alt Camp , Baix Llobregat and Tarragonès .
Years later, in 1872, Josep Raventós produced cava for the first time in Spain using the “traditional method” and established a completely new industry in the Alt Penedès region. The Codorníu cellars at Sant Sadurní d'Anoia were built on the orders of Manuel Raventós between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century ...
The Central Penedès has also been increasing its red wine production based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo called Ull de Llebre in Catalan. The Penedès Superior is located in the foothills of the mountains enclosing the Central Depression and is the coolest part of the region, used almost exclusively for white wine production. [1]
It was created with the specific purpose of providing commercial support to over 200 wineries (bodegas) that produced quality wine but which were not included in other specific DOP's in Catalonia. It does not have a specific geographical location but is formed by over 40 km 2 of individual vineyards which are dispersed all over Catalonia, and ...
They also run the Miguel Torres Chile winery in the Chilean Central Valley, and in the U.S. 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 Jumilla, DO Ribera del Duero, DOQ Priorat and most recently in DOC Rioja - in the ...
Raventós i Blanc is a Catalan winery and family business founded in 1497 in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Penedès, Catalonia, Spain, [1] a wine region known for Cava sparkling wine. The estate of the Raventós family covers about 90 hectares of vineyards and woodlands. The winery produces natural wine. [2]