🍷 Milmanda 2018

Milmanda 2018 is a white DO Conca de Barberà wine from the 2018 harvest by the house Familia Torres of Vilafranca del Penedès.

According to the house, the wine is made from a single variety, Chardonnay; the alcohol is 13.5 %; residual sugar is 1.2 g/l; the wine was bottled in December 2019; bottle sizes: 0.75 l, 1.5 l, 3 l.

Familia Torres is a family wine company in Vilafranca del Penedès (Catalonia), founded in 1870 by the brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell; known for Mas La Plana and estates in several Spanish appellations.

DO Conca de Barberà is a protected designation of origin in Catalonia, in the municipalities of Montblanc, L’Espluga de Francolí, Barberà de la Conca, Sarral, Solivella and others; the name has been protected in the EU since 20 June 1992. The main varieties are Macabeo, Tempranillo (Ull de Llebre) and the local Trepat; yields may not exceed 12,000 kg/ha. The Mediterranean climate is softened by the nearby Tarragona coast, while the districts around Lleida bring continental influence and wide day–night temperature swings.

A DO name on the label means the wine is made from grapes of its own area under the rules of its product specification (pliego de condiciones): the rules set the permitted varieties and the limits on yield and wine output, and the designation’s Regulatory Board checks production and issues control labels. It is a rule of origin, not a verdict on taste.

Under EU rules, a wine label must show the designation of origin, the actual alcoholic strength, allergens such as sulphites, and the name of the bottler.

Why it matters to you. The designation on the label tells you where the grapes come from and under which rules the wine was made; the harvest year shows that different years are different wines. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol. The year on the label is the harvest year, so different years of the same line are different wines.