
They are clean, fresh, easy to drink and made to please any wine-drinking crowd. Gulp/Hablo wines are Demeter and vegan certified with only naturally occurring sulfites. This gentle slope is covered in chalky clay and a fine layer of pebbles on the surface that capture and radiate the heat of the sun-a key benefit during the desert nights. The wines are made from certified organic and biodynamic vineyards and are vinified with ambient yeast, aged briefly in stainless steel, then bottled and shipped. The other vineyard is Olla del Monte is perhaps easily represented by its other name: Cuesta Colorá, the colored slope. The Gulp / Hablo wines are a joint project between Familia Parra and Bodegas Ponce to bring their own take on the popular 1 liter category. These rich, alluvial soils are perfect for the cultivation of grapes reflecting light and heat and ensuring drainage. The Gulp / Hablo wines are a joint project between Familia Parra. Other well known examples include La Boutanche, Litrona, Unlitro. One is Entresendas (between paths) sitting in a dried river bed. The Gulp / Hablo wines are a good example of an increasingly popular segment of the wine market: affordable low intervention (organic, biodynamic, natural) wines made for early enjoyment, bottled in 1 liter bottles. The Parra brothers work two vineyards near the town of Las Mesas. When it comes to the winemaking behind Friend and Farmer, Hand Work and Gulp/Hablo they partnered with the exceptional Juan Antonio Ponce of Bodegas Ponce. The hope was to celebrate their home of La Mancha by raising organically and biodynamically grown grapes. With this partnership, they were able to create a wine that beats the competition without sacrificing on quality.Gulp/Hablo, Friend and Farmer, and HAND WORK is the dream of three brothers, Francisco, Javier and Luis Parra. The other vineyard is officially named Olla del Monte (Cooking Pan in the Mountain), but is known locally as the Cuesta Colorá because of the colorful scarpland soils of chalky clay covered in a fine layer of pebbles that hold the day’s heat well into the night.įor the Gulp/Hablo, the extremely gulpable wines, they tapped Juan Antonio Ponce of Bodegas Ponce to make the wine. Entresendas benefits from the rich, alluvial soils, common to old river beds and perfect for the cultivation of grapes. One of the vineyards is named Entresendas (Between Paths) and sits within the dried river bed. Sauvignon Blanc & Verdejo Castilla La Mancha, Spain Three brothers farming grapes biodynamically helped by an all star winemaker are making some high. The Parra family works two large vineyards in La Mancha near the town of Las Messas (The Tables), totaling some 445 acres, or about 180 hectares. They founded their property with the conviction to organically and biodynamically farm every vine under their care. The Parra family’s pursuit came from the devotion of the three brothers (Francisco, Javier, and Luis) to find a sense of place in their home of La Mancha. The wine is part of the importer’s Gulp/Halbo line of Spanish wines made of organic and biodynamic grapes from Spain’s central La Mancha region. All at a breezy 11% ABV, an orange for afternoon chilling.

Native yeast fermentation, aged in steel tanks, bottled slightly hazy without any fining or filtering and only a tiny degree of sulfites.

Certified biodynamically farmed grapes, therefore no pesticides or insecticides used in the farming. Aromatics of orange blossom and tropical jackfruit with moderately tannic dried citrus peels, tea and preserved apricots on the yeasty and textured plate.

A blend of equal parts Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc, a common combination for the white wines of the region, and here made into an orange wine via a week of maceration on the skins.
