Airmont, NY—March 22, 2022—Purple Backyard Inc., importer and distributor of high quality wine and spirits, is happy to announce that it’s the unique United States importer of Viña Memorias, the award-winning Molco household vineyard, situated within the Protected Designation of Origin Utiel-Requena, 45 miles inland from Valencia, Spain.
“It’s an honor to characterize Viña Memorias in the USA and assist them construct their model recognition on this new market,” mentioned Mendel Ungar, President of Purple Backyard. “Their distinctive old-vine, single varietal wines have a cult following in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, and we’re excited to supply them to our clients.”
Annie Molco and her household established Viña Memorias in 2016 to make wines from the area’s historic, however quickly disappearing, varietal. Overshadowed in gross sales by higher recognized wine grapes, Molco realized that neighboring vineyards have been uprooting their historic Bobal vines so as to plant extra widespread strains. Situated in a area with a wealthy 2,500 yr outdated winemaking custom, Viña Memorias’ outdated vine Bobal vineyards have performed an vital function in Spanish winemaking. Molco and her household determined to tackle the problem of manufacturing high-quality, terroir-driven wines.
Viña Memorias’ portfolio is totally estate-grown, produced, and bottled. The wealthy character and singular flavors of the vineyards are expressed by every of the wines, together with the household’s dedication to pesticide-free sustainable farming, strictly rain-fed viticulture and conventional craftsmanship.
“An awesome wine is the reflection of the land that nurtured it,’ says Armando Caracena-Molco, Viña Memorias’ head of worldwide enterprise improvement, “and we’re dedicated to respecting the traits of the environment.”
Purple Backyard is importing Viña Memorias’ whole portfolio of wines together with:
- Yunikko (Tinaja) Bobal: Outdated Vine Single Winery, Tinaja Fermentation
- Finca Zerezal Reserva: Outdated Vine Single Winery
- Allenar Tinto Bobal: Outdated Vine
- Allenar Rosado: Outdated Vine Bobal
- Memorias Del Rambam Crianza Bobal: Outdated Vine
- Memorias Del Rambam Brut Reserva: Outdated Vine Macabeo
- Memorias Del Rambam Traditional Purple Bobal: Outdated Vine
- Memorias Del Rambam Traditional White: Outdated Vine Macabeo/Sauvignon Blanc
- Memorias Del Rambam Traditional Rosé: Outdated Vine Bobal
About Viña Memorias
In 2016, Annie Molco and her household established Viña Memorias to make wines from the historic Bobal varietal of the household’s old-vine vineyards. Deep within the hills of the Valencian area, Requena, 45 miles from the Mediterranean Sea, the Molcos have a tendency their vineyards patiently with strictly rain-fed, pesticide-free sustainable practices. Viña Memorias’ portfolio of wines is all estate-grown, produced, and bottled. Annie Molco’s kids and grandchildren are proudly concerned within the vineyard’s operations. In honor of the Molco household’s Sephardic (Hispanic) Jewish heritage, they devoted their first classic to honor Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon. Also referred to as Rambam, he was famend as a medieval Spanish thinker, theologian, physician and Rabbi, who advisable reasonable wine consumption for its well being advantages. All Viña Memorias wines are kosher licensed. For extra info, please go to www.vinamemorias.com.
About Purple Backyard
Purple Backyard is an importer and distributor providing a complete portfolio of internationally-sourced high quality wines and spirits. Since 2005, Purple Backyard has represented Outdated and New World boutique wineries and craft distilleries devoted to innovation and high quality. Purple Backyard is dedicated to offering distinctive, customized service to its clients and suppliers, and to teach shoppers and encourage in them a ardour for high quality wine and spirits. For extra info, please go to www.redgardenimports.com.
