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On April 15, a group of 29 students from the Escola d’Enoturisme de Catalunya visited the Jean Leon winery as part of the first Erasmus+ programme hosted by the school.
The activity was attended by Italian teachers and representatives from the Istituto Istruzione Superiore Ciuffelli-Einaudi, a leading institution in the wine and tourism sectors, who were interested in learning first-hand about the educational model of the Escola d’Enoturisme and its close collaboration with companies in the industry.
During the visit, key aspects of wine tourism were explored, with a particular focus on:

The organisation and structure of a wine tourism department.
Branding strategies applied to wineries and wine tourism projects.
The use of social media as a tool for communication and positioning.

The session was highly participatory and dynamic, allowing students to connect the theoretical content covered in the classroom with a real-world case. This hands-on approach was particularly well received by the students, who were able to see how concepts such as wine tourism experience management, brand storytelling and visitor service are implemented on a day-to-day basis.
The visit to Jean Leon is part of the collaboration programme that the Familia Torres Foundation maintains with various hospitality and sommelier schools across the country, with the aim of bringing winemaking excellence closer to students, supporting them in their development and recognising talent from the very beginning of their careers.

The Familia Torres Foundation has granted its first Excellence in Sommellerie Scholarship to Camila Silva Garcia, a first-year student of the University Advanced Diploma in Sommellerie at CETT-UB, the international university centre for education, research and knowledge transfer in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy, affiliated with the University of Barcelona (UB).

The scholarship, which covers 100% of the tuition feesfor the programme, is the first to be awarded under the new collaboration agreement between the Familia Torres Foundation and CETT-UB, signed one year ago. This agreement aims to promote specialised training in sommellerie and wine tourism and to support young talent in the sector.

As part of this partnership, in addition to the scholarship itself, the collaboration between the Familia Torres Foundation and CETT includes several key initiatives designed to enhance students’ learning experience:

1. Educational visit to the family winery in Penedès, enabling students to gain first-hand insight into the region’s winegrowing and wine tourism reality.

2. Provision of wines for tastings held at CETT-UB, allowing students to deepen their sensory and technical skills.

3. Up to three specialised masterclasses on viticulture, oenology and sustainability, delivered by Familia Torres’ oenologists and sommeliers.

Presentation of the first Excellence in Sommellerie Scholarship

The scholarship award ceremony took place on 8 January at the Familia Torres Visitor Centre in Pacs del Penedès, bringing together representatives from both institutions.

The recognition awarded to Camila Silva Garcia was presented by Mireia Torres, President of the Familia Torres Foundation, and was attended by Dr Maria Abellanet, President of CETT; Elisabet Ferrer, Managing Director of CETT; and Natàlia Roig, Coordinator of CETT’s University Extension Courses in Gastronomy, who all wished to accompany the student at this key milestone in her academic career.

During the event, Mireia Torres stated: “With this scholarship, we want to support young people who share our passion for wine and wine tourism and to reward excellence. Our collaboration with CETT allows us to contribute to a training model that is a benchmark for the sector and to strengthen the connection between winery, territory and gastronomy.”

On behalf of CETT-UB, Dr. Maria Abellanet remarked: “At CETT, we understand talent as the combination of knowledge, experience and direct contact with producers and the territory, all of which are key elements in sommellerie training. Our solid and long-term collaboration with the Familia Torres Foundation, both in the classroom and through visits and this scholarship, enables us to nurture young talent and reinforce a shared commitment to excellence in education, rooted in the territory and focused on the future of the sector.”

From the Familia Torres Foundation, we participated for the second year in Wine & Jazz, an event organized by communicator Gloria Vallès to raise funds for biomedical research on endometriosis. The event took place on June 26 at the Gran Hotel Central in Barcelona, with the attendance of around a hundred people, and featured the altruistic participation of wine projects led by women. In our case, we presented 4 wines from Jean Leon and Familia Torres: Jean Leon 3055 Chardonnay, Jean Leon Vinya Le Havre, Viña Esmeralda, and Secrets del Priorat.

At the beginning of the event, Gloria Vallès – who suffers from this condition – and Dr. Carmona, a global reference in gynecology and an endometriosis specialist, explained what endometriosis is (a silent disease that affects 10% of women and has no cure) and how research is progressing. It was a heartfelt event, enlivened by live jazz music. The nearly 7,000 euros raised will be entirely donated to the Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, led by Dr. Carmona.

On 24 November, a very special edition of Torres DAY was held in Valencia at the premises of the Asindown Foundation, to mark the tenth anniversary of the collaboration between our company and our Valencia distributor, DIVINS. The Asindown Foundation is an organisation founded by families of children with Down syndrome, whose purpose is to welcome families and provide them with support and guidance throughout every stage of life, as well as to promote the associative movement under the mission of creating a more inclusive world.

The event, carefully organised, became a memorable day both for its commercial success and for its charitable dimension.

One of the highlights of the day was the presentation of a 3,000-euro donation to the Asindown Foundation. On behalf of our company, Mireia Torres handed the cheque over to Pilar Aguiló, who attended on behalf of the organisation, its board and its trustees. This donation reinforces Familia Torres’s commitment to the region, first demonstrated a year ago in the wake of the DANA floods. These gestures further strengthen our commitment to social responsibility and to supporting initiatives that contribute to the wellbeing of the community.

Over 30 people attended the charity wine tasting organised by the Família Torres Foundation last Thursday, 20 November, in support of the CATELA Foundation (Association for People Affected by ALS in the Penedès-Garraf region). This organisation aims to raise awareness of the degenerative disease ALS and to raise funds for research.

I had the pleasure of explaining the Torres and Earth programme we run at the Torres Family and leading the tasting of five organic wines from the Torres Family and Jean Leon, served in Riedel glasses kindly provided for the event and accompanied by a selection of Mallart cured meats.

During the event, the president of the Catela Foundation, Eduard Garzón, explained the consequences of suffering from this disease and the great difficulties faced by those affected, as there is virtually no government support available to them.

On our part, we also said a few words in memory of Pere Joan Santacana, who passed away from ALS shortly after retiring.

The attendees showed great interest in the explanations and spoke very highly of the excellent quality of the wines. It was a heart-warming event at which €1,600 was raised for a very good cause.

Mireia Torres

Recently, the new limited edition of Celeste Crianza dedicated to the city of Valencia was presented at the restaurant La Colonia de Carmela. The design, painted directly onto the glass, features the most iconic buildings of the Levantine capital and the stars visible in the Valencian sky in October, coinciding with the harvest season.

This new edition of Celeste’s City Skyline series also has a charitable component, as part of the proceeds from each bottle sold will be donated by the Familia Torres Foundation to the project “La Mare Que Va” by the Asindown Foundation. This initiative, located in Marina de València, is a hospitality and tourism training center for individuals with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, aiming to promote their social and professional inclusion.

At the end of 2024, the Familia Torres Foundation already supported hospitality professionals in the Valencian Community affected by the DANA storm through a financial donation to the Valencia Hospitality Business Federation (FEHV). It also collaborated with the Valencia Association of Sommeliers and Wine Enthusiasts (ASEV) in a charity tasting and dinner in support of the Mira’m Foundation, the Valencian Community Association for Children with Autism, whose proceeds – which the foundation doubled – were specifically allocated to aid those affected by the DANA storm.

Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of welcoming a group of students from Outlook Wine School to Jean Leon. The students, future sommeliers and hospitality professionals, not only toured the winery and tasted the full current range of wines, but also gained first-hand insight into our R&D projects and the initiatives we are developing to address climate change, the adoption of regenerative agriculture, the revival of ancestral grape varieties such as forcada and moneu, and our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, among other key topics.

This visit is part of a new initiative launched by the Familia Torres Foundation, aimed at supporting various hospitality schools across Spain through visits to Jean Leon and Familia Torres. The program includes talks on sustainability and other subjects of interest for students, and in some cases, offers training scholarships. The goal is to raise awareness of our brands, our Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to share our vision of sustainability and wine expertise with future industry professionals.

This year, we have also hosted a visit from the Escola d’Enoturisme de Catalunya.

Outlook Wine, a training and consulting center specializing in the wine sector, was founded in 2009 by David Molina (Founder, Director, and Head Wine Educator). They offer both in-person and online courses for consumers, wine enthusiasts, and professionals who are either starting out or looking to update their skills and broaden their perspective in the industry. Outlook Wine has been recognized as one of the eleven best wine schools in the world.

For the second consecutive year, the Familia Torres Foundation has actively supported the PortAventura Foundation’s Dreams Village solidarity initiative, which aims to bring moments of joy and hope to hospitalised children and their families. Thanks to the foundation’s donation, eight children from the traumatology departments of Vall d’Hebron and Sant Joan de Déu hospitals in Barcelona, as well as Niño Jesús Hospital in Madrid, enjoyed an unforgettable week at PortAventura in mid-May, accompanied by their families, before resuming medical treatments.

In addition, a group of volunteers from the winery organized creative workshops, where families crafted candle holders, painted grape bunches, and made backpack pendants using cork stoppers and other materials. The event, held on May 20, was hosted by Mireia Torres, president of the Familia Torres Foundation, and Ramón Marsal, president of the PortAventura Foundation, in an atmosphere filled with joy and camaraderie.

“We are very proud to have been part, once again, of this wonderful project that is Dreams Village. We are deeply grateful to all our team members who contributed their time and enthusiasm. Initiatives like this reflect our values and help build a better world,” says Mireia Torres.

Over the past decade, the Familia Torres Foundation has donated more than three million euros to social projects, with a special focus on supporting children. In December 2024, the foundation contributed €10,000 to the Valencia Hospitality Business Federation (FEHV) to assist hoteliers affected by the DANA storm.

Established in 1986 by Miguel Torres Carbó and Margarita Riera, the Familia Torres Foundation has participated in over 400 cooperation projects across 12 countries, in partnership with public and private organizations. For the past five years, the foundation has been led by Mireia Torres, fifth generation of the Torres family, who succeeded her mother, Waltraud Maczassek, now honorary president.

More than 250 social leaders join ‘La Bravísima’ to promote labor inclusion

Last Friday, May 9, the Eurofirms Foundation held the second edition of ‘La Bravísima,’ a charitable event that brought together more than 250 leaders and representatives from companies, social and cultural organizations at the iconic Hostal de La Gavina, located in S’Agaró. This year, the gala focused on the labor inclusion of women with disabilities, highlighting the fundamental role of companies in creating inclusive work environments.

The evening featured the participation of Mireia Torres, president of the Familia Torres Foundation, who reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. Additionally, prominent figures from the worlds of sports, music, and business, such as Marc Gasol, Ona Carbonell, and Luz Casal, joined the event, bringing visibility and support to a cause that seeks to transcend beyond the gathering. Their presence, along with that of business leaders, reinforced the collective commitment to a more inclusive society.

Guests enjoyed an exquisite menu accompanied by our wines Jean Leon 3055 Chardonnay, Jean Leon 3055 Rosé, and Estelado Rosé.

The proceeds from the event were allocated to the technological training programs of the TechAcademy initiative, which in 2024 trained 109 people (28% of whom were women) in areas such as web development and cybersecurity. With a labor inclusion rate of 75%, this program demonstrates its positive impact on the lives of participants, promoting their autonomy and professional development.

The Familia Torres Foundation and the Eurofirms Foundation have been collaborating for several years with the aim of enhancing the labor integration of people with disabilities and creating inclusive work environments within organizations.