![]() ![]() One is Entresendas (between paths) sitting in a dried river bed. The Parra brothers work two vineyards near the town of Las Mesas. With this partnership, they were able to create a wine that beats the competition without sacrificing on quality. 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. 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. I cannot say enough about how amazing Ignacio is and his love for travel, wine, and history.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. As we told Ignacio this during our day with him, he thoughtfully paused and said, "Let me see what I can do." Ending our tour with a breathtaking view of Toledo with a glass of wine in hand is truly indescribable. When my boyfriend had visited Madrid years ago, he had done a tour of both Consuegra and Toledo - it was the tour we originally were looking for, but couldn't find. Our itinerary included a family winery (we brought 8 bottles home - stuffed so carefully in our clothes in our suitcase - they made it home safely!), a quick glass of wine and snack at Meson Cuevas Del Vino, a walk around an old bullfighting ring, lunch at a cool spot in a nearby town, the windmills and castle of most amazing part of the trip was how Ignacio was so gracious to squeeze in a quick walk around Toledo. Each place we went felt like a special, exclusive treat tucked away from the routine tourism stops in Madrid. There are truly not enough words to describe just how cool this experience was and how accommodating and knowledgable Ignacio is. We really appreciated his follow up efforts. Ignacio also followed up our trip by sending us pictures from the trip and information about wine bars and hotels throughout Spain. We highly recommend WineBus and Ignacio! It was a great day. We walked about half the walls and visited inside the Cathedral. We had a good lunch stop and then drove on to Avila. They had hundreds of demijohns under netting (to protect from potential hail) exposed to the elements! Their whites were delicious and we got to taste the fortified wine in a couple of stages of production. We saw the usual tanks and barrels, but we also saw a production facility for their sherry-like fortified wine. The winery was the oldest in the region with amazing tunnels under the winery and town. Since we had a combination tour, we could only visit one winery, but it was certainly special. He is a charming and loquacious guide who obviously enjoys what he is doing. Ignacio gave us a brief history of Spain on the way and told us some things about the wines. We also wanted to do a day trip to Avila. We wanted to visit the Rueda wine region and its great white wines. We have had other operators cancel for that number. ![]() Our tour with WineBus turned out to be via wine car: we were the only two people on the tour! It speaks to the quality of our guide Ignacio that he actually ran his tour for just two. ![]()
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