{"title":"YoYo","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurence Manya Krief spent her career in the Paris textile industry as a sales director before deciding that the materialistic environment she had built her professional life around no longer suited her. At 35, she relocated to Banyuls-sur-Mer near her hometown of Perpignan, purchased abandoned terraced vineyards on steep coastal slopes, and became a winemaker. The local nickname Yoyo, which she had always carried, became the name of her domaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKrief converted her vineyards to organic farming from the outset in 2008, a commitment that was as much philosophical as practical given the terrain she was working. The abandoned plots she took on had survived because machines could not reach them. She decided to keep it that way, using her mule Uma and horse labor to work land that conventional viticulture had left behind. The estate now farms around five to seven hectares of old vines between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/yoyo\"\u003eYoYo producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yoyo-la-negra-natural-wine","title":"YoYo La Negra 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoYo La Negra is a natural red wine made from 85% Carignan and 15% Grenache (Blanc, Gris, and Noir) grown in the Albères foothills near Banyuls, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Winemaker Laurence Manya Krief produces this wine from 80-85 year-old vines planted on granitic sandy soils overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The grapes are hand-harvested and undergo semi-carbonic maceration for 12-15 days with indigenous yeasts. The wine ages for three months in used French oak barrels, mostly from Burgundy, and is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur addition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoYo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49424358473944,"sku":"YOYO-LANEGRA","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/yoyo-la-negra-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784586176"},{"product_id":"yoyo-la-tranchee-natural-wine","title":"YoYo La Tranchée 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoYo La Tranchée is a natural red wine produced by Laurence Manya Krief (YoYo) in the Roussillon region near Banyuls-sur-Mer. The vineyard, located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees, features black schist soils that lend a unique mineral quality to the wine. La Tranchée is crafted from a blend of 70% Grenache Noir and 30% Syrah, with over 85-year-old vines. YoYo uses carbonic maceration for two weeks to preserve the wine's fruitiness and elegance, then aging in neutral oak barrels. This low-intervention wine is made organically, with no added sulfur, allowing the terroir to shine​.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa Tranchée reveals black cherry, violet, and strawberry jam notes with a juicy, supple texture. The wine features melted tannins and a refreshing minerality that adds complexity without heaviness​.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoYo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49424367681752,"sku":"yoyo-latranche","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/yoyo-la-tranchee-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780290808"},{"product_id":"yoyo-alma-natural-wine","title":"YoYo Alma 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoYo Alma is a natural red wine made from 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre grapes grown organically on granitic soils in Montesquieu-des-Albères, Roussillon, France. Winemaker Laurence Manya Krief sources the Grenache from organic growers while the Mourvèdre comes from her estate vineyards. Hand-harvested on August 26, 2024, the grapes undergo whole-bunch semi-carbonic maceration for 12 days with some cap punching. The wine ages for three months in used barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur addition (1g\/hl).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoYo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49424380264664,"sku":"YOYO-ALMA","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/yoyo-alma-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784586185"},{"product_id":"yoyo-akoibon-natural-wine","title":"YoYo Akoibon 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Yoyo produces Yoyo Akoibon in Roussillon, France, a region known for its rocky, black schist soils between the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees mountains. This unique terroir infuses the wine with a mineral-rich character reflective of the stony terrain and coastal proximity. Crafted from Grenache and Mourvèdre, the grapes are harvested by hand from old vines, some of which date back 100 years. Akoibon is vinified using carbonic maceration, which enhances the fruit's freshness, delivering a natural, expressive profile with minimal sulfur addition​.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoYo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49459699876056,"sku":"yoyo-alma","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/yoyo-akoibon-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780290792"},{"product_id":"yoyo-la-louve-noir-wine","title":"YoYo La Louve Noir Red Wine 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoYo La Louve Noir is a natural red wine made from an unusual blend of 15 grape varieties including Syrah (majority), Grenache (in three colors), Carignan (in three colors), Muscat, Mourvèdre, Macabeu, Cinsault, Viognier, Chasselas, and Tannat. Produced by Laurence Manya Krief in Roussillon from a single 50-are plot with vines aged 20-80 years grown organically on sandy-granite soils. YoYo La Louve Noir's grapes are hand-harvested on August 23, 2024, the grapes undergo carbonic maceration for 10 days in stainless steel, followed by aging in used barrels without fining or filtering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoYo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50867630506200,"sku":"YOYO-LALOUVENOIR","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/yoyo-la-louve-noir-wine-deslop.png?v=1784588458"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/yoyo.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}