{"id":5855,"date":"2022-07-13T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T09:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorama.org\/%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%81-%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bf%d0%b8-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:31:37","slug":"%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%81-%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bf%d0%b8-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorama.org\/en\/%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%81-%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bf%d0%b8-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"Fam\u00edlia Torres establishes new base in Galicia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish winemaking family Torres has announced the purchase of Bodegas Valdamor in R\u00edas Baixas, Galicia, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fam\u00edlia Torres\u00a0is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya,\u00a0Rioja\u00a0and\u00a0Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. 

This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Saln\u00e9s subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on R\u00edas Baixas\u2019 star variety,\u00a0Albari\u00f1o. The wine is made from a unique process, so far in a small cellar near the vineyard, using granite eggs for vinification.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Fam\u00edlia Torres has the larger-production R\u00edas Baixas label of Pazo das Bruxas (also\u00a0Albari\u00f1o), but, as company director, Miguel Torres Maczassek told\u00a0Decanter, \u2018This small winery we\u2019ve been using wasn\u2019t large enough for the production of Pazo das Bruxas and our enologists had requested a larger space for additional control in winemaking as well as the potential to grow production down the line.\u2019<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The 3,000m\u00b2 winery of Valdamor is currently an active cellar but Torres is planning for large renovations of the facility to be fully implemented by the start of the 2022 harvest. Winemaking will continue to be headed by V\u00edctor Cortizo, who has overseen the Galician project since 2017 and is part of what Torres Maczassek said had been \u2018a consolidation of our project in R\u00edas Baixas over the past 10 years.\u2019<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This purchase marks something of a change for Fam\u00edlia Torres, which more typically constructs new cellars to meet their needs with a strong focus on being eco-friendly as well as self-sufficient in terms of energy. 

It\u2019s a focus that led to Torres founding the\u00a0International Wineries for Climate Action\u00a0in 2019\u00a0along with Jackson Family Wines in the United States. When asked the reason behind the purchase of Bodegas Valdamor, Torres Maczassek told\u00a0Decanter, \u2018It provided us with a more immediate manner to meet our needs once the renovations are completed.\u2019<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the Valdamor winery purchase and renovations, Fam\u00edlia Torres will plant a 6ha vineyard in the subzone of Ribeira do Ulla and an additional 8ha in Saln\u00e9s Valley in 2023. This will provide the company with a total 20ha of Albari\u00f1o.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Torres Maczassek confirmed to\u00a0Decanter\u00a0that, \u2018We believe heavily in the region and are very focused in growing the Pazo das Bruxas wine. Once everything is realised, we\u2019ll have invested seven million Euros in the Galician project to date.\u2019<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Fam\u00edlia Torres\u2019 confidence in Galicia and its Albari\u00f1o wines is well placed. For 2021, sales of R\u00edas Baixas (where Albari\u00f1o comprises 85% of the vineyards) to the United States increased 20% in volume and 33% in terms of value. The UK saw the variety and region\u2019s profile rise as well with a 7% increase in volume and 15% increase in value.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
All told, the Albari\u00f1o wines from R\u00edas Baixas are proving to be strong contenders in an international wine market that\u2019s historically been dominated by\u00a0white wines from the Loire Valley\u00a0and New Zealand. At the same time, it\u2019s proving via the rise in value figures that the concept of Spanish wine just being a \u2018good price\u2019 is no longer the country\u2019s sole unique selling point.<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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