{"title":"Josep Foraster","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew grapes are as tied to a single place as Trepat is to Conca de Barbera, and few families have done more to defend it than the Forasters of Montblanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Foraster family has farmed vines and olive trees in Catalonia's Conca de Barbera since 1828. For generations they sold their grapes in bulk, but in 1998 they began making and bottling wine under their own name. Tragedy struck in 1999 when Josep Foraster Jr. died just as the first vintage was reaching the market. His sister Julieta Foraster and her son Ricard Sebastia Foraster took over the project, and Ricard, a trained oenologist and sommelier, remains the fourth-generation winemaker today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/josep-foraster\"\u003eJosep Foraster producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"les-gallinetes-josep-foraster-catalonia-natural-wine","title":"Josep Foraster Les Gallinetes 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Gallinetes is a red blend from Mas Foraster, a family estate in Montblanc in the DO Conca de Barberà of central Catalonia. The 2018 is made from organically farmed Garnacha, Trepat, and Syrah grown on alluvial clay soils on sunny south-facing slopes at around 370 meters elevation. Grapes are harvested by hand, with some biodynamic practices followed in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation is spontaneous, and the wine is aged for several months in French oak barrels. The name translates to \"the hens\" in Catalan, a nod to the old henhouse on the estate that was converted into the winery's vinification room when Mas Foraster was established in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is made in collaboration with APRODISCA, the Association for People with Mental Disability of Conca de Barberà. Members of APRODISCA design the label, and Josep Foraster contributes a portion of proceeds to the association's Occupational Therapy Service. It is a genuinely functional social project, not a marketing concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrepat is an indigenous variety grown almost exclusively in Conca de Barberà. In this blend it contributes freshness, red fruit aromatics, and naturally low alcohol, while Garnacha adds roundness and Syrah provides structure and a hint of spice. The result is light-bodied, fruit-forward, and easy to drink young.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josep Foraster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35073328349336,"sku":"JFORGALL18C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/josep-foraster-les-gallinetes-catalonia-spain-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630818170"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/josep-foraster.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}