On Friday, June 25, 2010, Don Manuel’s fine dining restaurant at Capella Pedregal is hosting prestigious enologist Dr. Victor Torres Alegre from Ensenada. Don Manuel’s culinary team with the executive chef Marco Bustamante will be presenting an exquisite Wine tasting Dinner, fine tuned with a selection of premium Mexican wines, selected by Dr. Torres.

For Victor Torres Alegre, one of the most important wine makers in Mexico with rich 30 years history of wine making, the secrets of the wine are creation and invention; quality and great science. Dr. Victor Torres Alegre was born in Mexico City in 1949. He graduated in Agricultural Engineering at the National Agricultural School of Chapingo Mexico, specializing in Agricultural Industries. He completed his PhD in Enology at the University of Bordeaux, France.

Dr. Torres Alegre is author of several publications and contributions that have served as major global innovations in the process of wine making. In 1982 he found that the optimum temperature for the production of white wines is 18° C, as opposed to 10° C degrees, the accepted standard for decades by the University of Bordeaux. This discovery was not accepted until 2003 without giving him any credit. Today 18° C degrees is the official temperature to produce such wines; Dr. Torres Alegre has been producing his wines at 18° C for nearly 30 years.

Victor is the only enologist with Ph.D. in Enology in Mexico. Together with his wine making experience he has positioned his wines within the top-rated international wines. His vast knowledge, experience and passion for excellent wines makes Dr. Torres Alegre a highly in-demand judge at major international wine competitions in countries such as France, Spain, Belgium (International Concourse de Brussells), Slovenia and Argentina among others.

With his concern for the promotion and projection of the Mexican Wines worldwide, he currently serves as an Advisor to the “International Competition Ensenada Tierra del Vino” sponsored by the UABC. He has been a Professor of Enology at the School of Enology and Gastronomy at the Autonomous University of Baja California since 2006. Each year he visits Bordeaux to familiarize himself with the latest technologies and scientific advances within the Wine industry.

In his practical experience Dr. Torres has served as a Chief Winemaker, Manager and Sales Representative of some of the outstanding companies in the field of Enology like Lafitte Cork and Capsule, Seguin Moreau Napa Cooperage, Alain Fouquet French Cooperage, Formex Ybarra, the Chateau Camou Wineries (until 2006). Currently he is an Enology Advisor to Baron Balché wines.

Without a doubt his biggest commitment is to his project Torres Alegre and Family Winery (Vinícola Torres Alegre y Familia) which, as the name suggests, is a family business. His entire family participates in the company. Dr. Victor Torres Alegre is a proud representative and winemaker of the best wines of Mexico, and Capella Pedregal is proud to have him as our guest this June 25th.

If you would like to join us at this exceptional gastronomy and wine journey, please confirm your reservation with Fernando Flores, fernando.flores@capellahotels.com or call us at: +52 624 163 4300.