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5TH GENERATION OF BODEGAS MÁLAGA VIRGEN & FOUNDER OF MARBELLA BLUSH ROSÉ TELL US ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MARBELLA BLUSH ROSÉ Firstly, for those not familiar with our winery (Bodegas Málaga Virgen), we are a family winery founded in 1885, so we have more than 135 years as experts in the refinement of Classic Fortified Málaga wines from the Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel grape varieties. For the last 2 decades we have been developing our Still range of wines with 246 / SEPTEMBER 2020 WWW.ESSENTIALMAGAZINE.COM
recent varieties grown in the region such as Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Chardonnay, Verdejo, etc. We now have more than 35 wine references, comprising the two categories (Fortified and Still). The new Marbella Blush Rosé wine is a very personal project with a historical connection. Back in the old days we also produced Marbella Verde, which was a sweet white wine. So, the expertise for the production of