Miguel Torres Chile was founded in 1979 by the Torres family. After a search for a suitable location found them a 100 hectare vineyard near the Andes Mountains, as well as cellar near the City of Curicó, the company began the work of producing their new Chilean wine. Their holdings in Chile have increased over time, and the company now has over 400 hectares in production on six different properties. Recently the company introduced their new Pisco El Gobernador (translation: the Governor), a distilled brandy (produced upon tradition copper pot stills) made from an equal mixture of Moscatel de Alejandra and Moscatel Rosada grape varietals. The final spirit is stored (or rested) for up to one year in stainless steel tanks after which it is filtered clear and then bottled.
Pisco Lime Sour
Pacific Wines and Spirits are the local distributors of the Miguel Torres brand in Western Canada, and they provided me with much of the background information for this review. Miguel Torres is well-known for their wine and brandy production in Spain (having produced wine for more close to 150 years and having owned vineyards for more than 300 years).
Here is a link to my full review for Miguel Torres Chile’s, Pisco El Gobernador:
Review Pisco El Gobernador
I hope everyone enjoys my newest review of this fascinating spirit from Chile, and of course I hope you enjoy my suggested cocktail, the Pisco Lime Sour. Cheers Everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!
Note: I would like to thank all those who offered words of encouragement over the past six weeks. Although the issues which have prevented me from writing reviews over that time frame are not completely resolved, some stability has returned, and I feel comfortable returning to my website. I am of course very far behind in my writing with many spirits in my review queue, and I thank all those companies who have sent me samples for their patience and understanding.
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