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OUR BEGINNINGS
With the name BĂRBARA FORĂS, we Manuel SanmartĂn and Carmen Ferrer (husband and wife), have wanted to pay tribute to my great grandmother BĂ rbara ForĂ©s, born in Gandesa on 7th February 1828.
BĂ rbara ForĂ©s, the daughter of a wine merchant (Rafael ForĂ©s) and an agrarian landlady (MarĂa Figueras), was a woman with a driven personality who had a profound impact on his son Rafael. Consequently, Rafael Ferrer ForĂ©s, a chemist and a learned viticulturist, had a winery built in the stately home, where he began to bottle wine towards the end of the 19th century.
Bà rbara Forés means, therefore, a respect and tradition in the making of wine that has been passed on from generation to generation for more than a hundred years.
OUR BEGINNINGS
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With the name BĂRBARA FORĂS, we Manuel SanmartĂn and Carmen Ferrer (husband and wife), have wanted to pay tribute to my great grandmother BĂ rbara ForĂ©s, born in Gandesa on 7th February 1828.
BĂ rbara ForĂ©s, the daughter of a wine merchant (Rafael ForĂ©s) and an agrarian landlady (MarĂa Figueras), was a woman with a driven personality who had a profound impact on his son Rafael. Consequently, Rafael Ferrer ForĂ©s, a chemist and a learned viticulturist, had a winery built in the stately home, where he began to bottle wine towards the end of the 19th century.
BĂ rbara ForĂ©s means, therefore, a respect and tradition in the making of wine that has been passed on from generation to generation for more than a hundred years.Â
BĂRBARA FORĂS, determination
BĂRBARA FORĂS, the necessary understanding between generations
ABOUT US
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In the 90âs, we Carmen and Manolo took over the winery making a bet on a paradigm shift and eventually becoming PIONEER winemakers in TERRA ALTA, sparking a change in the way wine was understood with garnacha blanca (white grenache) as the backbone of the project.Â
In 2014, Pili SanmartĂn Ferrer joined the family craft, the sixth generation since BĂ rbara ForĂ©s. A NEW STANDPOINT that promotes a dialogue of wine with the arts, the landscape and the everyday order of things.Â
With the passing of time, we have learnt to value the potential of the territory, the dignity of working the land and the importance of the LANDSCAPE in our everyday chores. Blindly committed to the land we inhabit.Â
ABOUT US
In the 90âs, we Carmen and Manolo took over the winery making a bet on a paradigm shift and eventually becoming PIONEER winemakers in TERRA ALTA, sparking a change in the way wine was understood with garnacha blanca (white grenache) as the backbone of the project.Â
In 2014, Pili SanmartĂn Ferrer joined the family craft, the sixth generation since BĂ rbara ForĂ©s. A NEW STANDPOINT that promotes a dialogue of wine with the arts, the landscape and the everyday order of things.Â
With the passing of time, we have learnt to value the potential of the territory, the dignity of working the land and the importance of the LANDSCAPE in our everyday chores. Blindly committed to the land we inhabit.
CARMEN FERRER Cultural continuity
MANOLO SANMARTĂN Challenge after challenge
PILI SANMARTĂN FERRER A new outlook
THE CARING HANDS
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In a project of small dimensions such as ours, the HUMAN TEAM is key. A great part of our work in the field is done by hand, as has been done for centuries by the winemakers of this land.Â
The hands that care for the vines
ION MIHAI
MARIAN TEPES
The man of the land
JOAQUIN HOSTAU BOIX
The hands that accompany the wines
CĂSAR BERNĂS CASANOVAÂ
THE CARING HANDS
In a project of small dimensions such as ours, the HUMAN TEAM is key. A great part of our work in the field is done by hand, as has been done for centuries by the winemakers of this land.Â
The hands that care for the vines
ION MIHAI
MARIAN TEPES
The man of the land
JOAQUIN HOSTAU BOIX
The hands that accompany the wines
CĂSAR BERNĂS CASANOVAÂ
