In the mid-eighties, Franck Mähler-Besse, who was already aware of the great potential of the Spanish vineyards, decided to launch his own wine. He chose the Jumilla region, near Murcia in southeast Spain: The vineyards in this area were producing way below their true potential and Mähler-Besse have introduced modern winemaking techniques and created three quality wines under their TAJA label, distributed exclusively through the traditional wine trade: TAJA MONASTRELL, TAJA RESERVA, TAJA GRAN RESERVA and TAJA EXCELENCIA Mähler-Besse also produces four qualities which are distributed worldwide on specific markets: TORENTES TRADICIONAL, TORENTES TEMPRANILLO, TORENTES CABERNET-MERLOT, TORENTES RESERVA Spurred on by the success of TAJA and the increasing demand for foreign wines, Franck Mähler-Besse has more recently launched ORO JOVEN ORO SELECCION and ORO RESERVA in the Toro appellation, northwest of Madrid, not far from the renowned Ribera del Duero. From the same appellation, Mähler-Besse makes wines under the VEGA DEL SOL label, reserved forspecific markets. Renowned for it savoir-faire in commercialising Grands Crus, Mähler-Besse also participates in the distribution of fine wines from abroad, such as : OPUS ONE (California), ALMAVIVA (Chile), and CLOS D'AGON (Spain). An International signature, Mähler Besse confirms its wish to export its savoir-faire to appellations with a high qualitative potential.