Miguel Torres, Vilafranca del Penedés, Catalonia, Spain | BKWine Pick

The most well known producer in Catalonia and probably the whole of Spain. He can as no one else use the different types of micro climates of the Penedes and he is also a fervent advocate of various local Catalan grape varieties. He has some 1000 hectares with a great variety of different grapes, many of them typically Spanish. But he also uses with great talent and success other “imported” varieties, e.g. Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon etc. Across the board very good quality. He is also one of the pioneers in Chile and has a vineyard in California. Most famous perhaps for his Gran Coronas and Sangre de Toro brands and for the flagship Torres Mas La Plana and Grans Muralles (that don’t come cheap).