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THE STORY OF HOW IT STARTED<\/h2>\n
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The story of Work in Progress is the same story as how Suc Suc as an educational project came to be. Our friend Pol from\u00a0La Fleca Vins i Vinyes<\/a>\u00a0kindly gave us some grapes in exchange for our winemaking \u201cexpertise\u201d (despite us never having made our own wine before\u2026 his gamble, his loss!)<\/p>\n On the way back to Barcelona after the harvest, high on the fumes of fermentation and a Beyonc\u00e9-inflected Alien Superstar frenzy (lot number: WIP WIP), we put together the first blueprint for what came to be Suc Suc, our education hub for natural wine.<\/p>\n In other words, we never set out to be winemakers \u2013 it was an accidental blessing. As natural wine sommeliers and teachers, this new venture felt particularly exciting, because it forced us back into the classroom. <\/p>\n The two vineyards that birthed Work in Progress (and several other delicious wines) are amongst the only ones left in Arnes, a little village right on the border between Catalunya and Arag\u00f3n. We\u2019ll be honest with you: they were planted and farmed with an industrial mindset from the get-go, and we assume they\u2019ve seen lots of chemicals and machinery and little tender love and care.<\/p>\n Later, when grape prices dropped as low as 0,18\u20ac a kilo, it was no longer worth it for the original farmer to farm. The vines were abandoned for a few years, meaning no chemicals, but no upkeep either. Ida still has nightmares from the first round of pruning she did.<\/p>\n The Garnacha plots were and still are very uneven, with an unclear trajectory towards grape maturity, which may or may not have bitten us in the bum. There\u2019s still a long way to go into making these vines happy campers for future harvests, but we love them anyway. <\/p>\n Harvest in Arnes is always later than the rest of Catalunya, because of its high altitude and continental-tinged climate, which causes a significant drop in temperature at nighttime during the summer, slowing down the sugar ripening. In other words: neither you nor the grapes are sweating through their sheets in August (unlike in Barcelona).<\/p>\n When all our friends had already finished the harvest in mid-September 2022, we finally got the call from Pol. At the that point, the grapes were coming in at 11,8% of probable alcohol, just about half a degree lower than what we were hoping for.<\/p>\n Because of a thousand responsibilities, a hundred jobs, and one very needy dog, the harvest took place on what we would call in Spanish under \u201cluna pudiente\u201d \u2013 basically the moon of whenever-you-can-make-it-happen which was about two weeks after receiving Pol\u2019s call. But hey, that\u2019s what happens when you make wine in a repurposed chicken coop. (By the way, the door was only delivered halfway through harvest and installed after we left. All under control.) <\/p>\n Approximately five months later, we decided to analyse the wine, for the sake of radical transparency but also as a learning moment.<\/p>\n There were plenty of pleasant surprises, for example, no volatile acidity to speak of, and a decent total acidity of 6,53 gr\/L. There were also more surprising surprises. For example, in the end the wine came in at a whopping 13,95% of alcohol by volume \u2013 much higher than we had anticipated from the original density test. The 10-day wait between the call and our arrival in Arnes was obviously a critical one.<\/p>\n Bottling in late April was also an exercise in \u201cwhenever we can\u201d. Suc Suc had taken off by this point, and we were busy\u00a0teaching about tasting natural wine<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0creating wine lists for new natural wine bars<\/a>\u00a0in Barcelona. We whisked our 225 bottles and 12 magnums back to the city right afterwards and hoped for the best.<\/p>\n June brought two full days of waxing and spray painting the labels (idea by our fabulous graphic designer and artist extraordinaire\u00a0Evelin Toledano<\/a>. And thus, the bottle as you have stumbled upon it. <\/p>\n The first thing we notice upon opening the bottle is that, visually, it\u2019s exactly what we were hoping for: a lighter version of the deep-cherry Garnacha red. Knowing the fruit-forward, supple character of the grape, we had always aimed for a wine of this body. Sipping it, we\u2019re happy\u2014the structure is bang-on.<\/p>\n Or rather, it would be\u2026 if it were a degree less alcoholic. Because the wine is fundamentally light-bodied, its heat sticks out in the throat. Ideally, we would want either a little more body or a little less alcohol. But hey! Beggars can\u2019t be choosers.<\/p>\n This heat is reflected in a compote nose, even slightly peppery, which we (personally) find quite interesting \u2013 but yes, we know, it\u2019s a little out of whack for a wine with this kind of weight.<\/p>\n Thankfully, the total acidity is great, which makes the whole thing fresh and drinkable. Still, we would be remiss to call the wine truly\u00a0glou-glou<\/a>.<\/p>\n Because of the old-school bottling machine and tiny little pump, we also believe the wine saw some more oxygen than it should have. Not enough to oxidize it, but yes enough to erase a bit of the fruit-forward character it had in tank.<\/p>\n Plus\u2014unfortunately\u2014we only realized after corking that the machine didn\u2019t fill the bottles evenly, leaving a bit too much room for air in some. Rookie mistake!!!! <\/p>\n For the next harvest, we have a few key adjustments in mind that will hopefully change the game.<\/p>\n Calm the f down! We are planning on spending more time in Arnes towards the end of the growing season so we can make the call with regards to the moment of harvest with a more holistic vision.<\/p>\n More skin contact! We will wait out the necessary amount of time, because we want to make a wine whose body is an accurate representation of its power. No glou-glou for glou-glou\u2019s sake \u2013 not necessarily, anyway.<\/p>\n Check the bottles, check all the bottles. Make sure they\u2019re at the same fill level before corking. Don\u2019t rush the home stretch.<\/p>\n Invest in electrodialysis and chemical clarification so that we can correct away any imbalances or imperfections that may occur. \u2026 Just kidding, OBVIOUSLY.<\/p>\n All jokes aside, we are happy with our little Work in Progress, although we know it\u2019s just that: a Work in Progress.<\/p>\n We\u2019re learning by doing, friends.<\/p>\n We hope you enjoy it, and we hope you learn something from it too. TARJETA DE REGALO para un curso jugoso sobre vino natural para iniciarse en la cata y la cultura de vino natural. 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Our friend Pol from\u00a0La Fleca Vins i Vinyes<\/a>\u00a0kindly gave us some grapes in exchange for our winemaking \u201cexpertise\u201d (despite us never having made our own wine before\u2026 his gamble, his loss!)<\/p> On the way back to Barcelona after the harvest, high on the fumes of fermentation and a Beyonc\u00e9-inflected Alien Superstar frenzy (lot number: WIP WIP), we put together the first blueprint for what came to be Suc Suc, our education hub for natural wine.<\/p> In other words, we never set out to be winemakers \u2013 it was an accidental blessing. As natural wine sommeliers and teachers, this new venture felt particularly exciting, because it forced us back into the classroom.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=\"subtitulo-about\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Fraunces|700|||||||\" text_text_color=\"#FE4454\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"1em\" header_font=\"||||||||\" header_3_font=\"Fraunces||||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" header_3_font_size=\"16px\" text_orientation=\"center\" max_width=\"700px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_margin=\"0px||0px||true|false\" custom_padding=\"0em|3em|1em|3em|false|true\" text_font_size_tablet=\"20px\" text_font_size_phone=\"20px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" custom_css_main_element=\"font-family:%22Fraunces%22 !important;||font-size:25px;\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> We thought we knew what there was to know about glorious spontaneous fermentation and juicy, glou-glou wines, but we were humbled by the process.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Roboto||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"16px\" ul_font=\"Open Sans||||||||\" ul_text_align=\"left\" ul_text_color=\"#000000\" ul_font_size=\"16px\" header_2_text_align=\"left\" header_2_text_color=\"#1E3497\" header_3_text_align=\"center\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" max_width=\"800px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> Thus, the name: Work in Progress. Why? Because next year, we will do some things differently. Read on to find out what we learned from this first year of winemaking.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Suc-Suc-Work-in-Progress-2022-Magnum.webp\" alt=\"A large bottle with a blue cutout window next to a box.\" title_text=\"Suc-Suc-Work-in-Progress-2022-Magnum\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" width=\"90%\" module_alignment=\"center\" border_radii=\"on|50px|50px|50px|50px\" border_width_all=\"1px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Roboto||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"16px\" ul_font=\"Open Sans||||||||\" ul_text_align=\"left\" ul_text_color=\"#000000\" ul_font_size=\"16px\" header_2_text_align=\"left\" header_2_text_color=\"#1E3497\" header_3_text_align=\"left\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" max_width=\"800px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> The two vineyards that birthed Work in Progress (and several other delicious wines) are amongst the only ones left in Arnes, a little village right on the border between Catalunya and Arag\u00f3n. We\u2019ll be honest with you: they were planted and farmed with an industrial mindset from the get-go, and we assume they\u2019ve seen lots of chemicals and machinery and little tender love and care.<\/p> Later, when grape prices dropped as low as 0,18\u20ac a kilo, it was no longer worth it for the original farmer to farm. The vines were abandoned for a few years, meaning no chemicals, but no upkeep either. Ida still has nightmares from the first round of pruning she did.<\/p> The Garnacha plots were and still are very uneven, with an unclear trajectory towards grape maturity, which may or may not have bitten us in the bum. There\u2019s still a long way to go into making these vines happy campers for future harvests, but we love them anyway.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vina-Arnes.webp\" alt=\"Grapevines with the town of Arnes in the background.\" title_text=\"Vin\u0303a-Arnes\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" width=\"90%\" module_alignment=\"center\" border_radii=\"on|50px|50px|50px|50px\" border_width_all=\"1px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Roboto||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"16px\" ul_font=\"Open Sans||||||||\" ul_text_align=\"left\" ul_text_color=\"#000000\" ul_font_size=\"16px\" header_2_text_align=\"left\" header_2_text_color=\"#1E3497\" header_3_text_align=\"left\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" max_width=\"800px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Harvest in Arnes is always later than the rest of Catalunya, because of its high altitude and continental-tinged climate, which causes a significant drop in temperature at nighttime during the summer, slowing down the sugar ripening. In other words: neither you nor the grapes are sweating through their sheets in August (unlike in Barcelona).<\/p> When all our friends had already finished the harvest in mid-September 2022, we finally got the call from Pol. At the that point, the grapes were coming in at 11,8% of probable alcohol, just about half a degree lower than what we were hoping for.<\/p> Because of a thousand responsibilities, a hundred jobs, and one very needy dog, the harvest took place on what we would call in Spanish under \u201cluna pudiente\u201d \u2013 basically the moon of whenever-you-can-make-it-happen which was about two weeks after receiving Pol\u2019s call.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=\"subtitulo-about\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Fraunces|700|||||||\" text_text_color=\"#FE4454\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"1em\" header_font=\"||||||||\" header_3_font=\"Fraunces||||||||\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" header_3_font_size=\"16px\" text_orientation=\"center\" max_width=\"700px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_margin=\"0px||0px||true|false\" custom_padding=\"0em|3em|1em|3em|false|true\" text_font_size_tablet=\"20px\" text_font_size_phone=\"20px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|tablet\" custom_css_main_element=\"font-family:%22Fraunces%22 !important;||font-size:25px;\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> We had a total of 48 hours before life beckoned us back to Barcelona \u2013 so what did we do? The only thing we could: a short but highly effective maceration on the skins, which puts Work in Progress 2022 somewhere in between the categories of ros\u00e9 and light red.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Roboto||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"16px\" ul_font=\"Open Sans||||||||\" ul_text_align=\"left\" ul_text_color=\"#000000\" ul_font_size=\"16px\" header_2_text_align=\"left\" header_2_text_color=\"#1E3497\" header_3_text_align=\"left\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" max_width=\"800px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> We stomped three quarters of the grapes like our life depended on it for 3 hours (thank you again Beyonc\u00e9) and left them overnight covered in plastic. We harvested a bit more the next day and pressed that \u201cdirectly\u201d, together with macerated grapes. We say \u201cdirectly\u201d, because that old 100-litre basket press can\u2019t really press anything \u201cdirectly\u201d.<\/p> But hey, that\u2019s what happens when you make wine in a repurposed chicken coop. (By the way, the door was only delivered halfway through harvest and installed after we left. All under control.)<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Prensa-vertical-vino-natural.webp\" alt=\"(EN) A small vertical press full of red grape skins.\" title_text=\"Prensa-vertical-vino-natural\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" width=\"90%\" module_alignment=\"center\" border_radii=\"on|50px|50px|50px|50px\" border_width_all=\"1px\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"Roboto||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" text_font_size=\"16px\" ul_font=\"Open Sans||||||||\" ul_text_align=\"left\" ul_text_color=\"#000000\" ul_font_size=\"16px\" header_2_text_align=\"left\" header_2_text_color=\"#1E3497\" header_3_text_align=\"left\" header_3_text_color=\"#FE4454\" max_width=\"800px\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"]<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Approximately five months later, we decided to analyse the wine, for the sake of radical transparency but also as a learning moment.<\/p> There were plenty of pleasant surprises, for example, no volatile acidity to speak of, and a decent total acidity of 6,53 gr\/L. There were also more surprising surprises. For example, in the end the wine came in at a whopping 13,95% of alcohol by volume \u2013 much higher than we had anticipated from the original density test. The 10-day wait between the call and our arrival in Arnes was obviously a critical one.<\/p> Bottling in late April was also an exercise in \u201cwhenever we can\u201d. Suc Suc had taken off by this point, and we were busy\u00a0teaching about tasting natural wine<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0creating wine lists for new natural wine bars<\/a>\u00a0in Barcelona. We whisked our 225 bottles and 12 magnums back to the city right afterwards and hoped for the best.<\/p>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”subtitulo-about” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Fraunces|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FE4454″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1em” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”Fraunces||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ header_3_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0em|3em|1em|3em|false|true” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”20px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element=”font-family:%22Fraunces%22 !important;||font-size:25px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]We thought we knew what there was to know about glorious spontaneous fermentation and juicy, glou-glou wines, but we were humbled by the process.
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Thus, the name: Work in Progress. Why? Because next year, we will do some things differently. Read on to find out what we learned from this first year of winemaking.
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Suc-Suc-Work-in-Progress-2022-Magnum.webp” alt=”A large bottle with a blue cutout window next to a box.” title_text=”Suc-Suc-Work-in-Progress-2022-Magnum” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” border_radii=”on|50px|50px|50px|50px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTHE STORY OF HOW IT WAS<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vina-Arnes.webp” alt=”Grapevines with the town of Arnes in the background.” title_text=”Vin\u0303a-Arnes” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” border_radii=”on|50px|50px|50px|50px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTHE STORY OF HOW IT WENT<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”subtitulo-about” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Fraunces|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FE4454″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1em” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”Fraunces||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ header_3_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0em|3em|1em|3em|false|true” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”20px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element=”font-family:%22Fraunces%22 !important;||font-size:25px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]We had a total of 48 hours before life beckoned us back to Barcelona \u2013 so what did we do? The only thing we could: a short but highly effective maceration on the skins, which puts Work in Progress 2022 somewhere in between the categories of ros\u00e9 and light red.
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]We stomped three quarters of the grapes like our life depended on it for 3 hours (thank you again Beyonc\u00e9) and left them overnight covered in plastic. We harvested a bit more the next day and pressed that \u201cdirectly\u201d, together with macerated grapes. We say \u201cdirectly\u201d, because that old 100-litre basket press can\u2019t really press anything \u201cdirectly\u201d.<\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Prensa-vertical-vino-natural.webp” alt=”(EN) A small vertical press full of red grape skins.” title_text=”Prensa-vertical-vino-natural” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” border_radii=”on|50px|50px|50px|50px” border_width_all=”1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTHE STORY OF HOW IT CAME TO BE<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”subtitulo-about” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Fraunces|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FE4454″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1em” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”Fraunces||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ header_3_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0em|3em|1em|3em|false|true” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”20px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element=”font-family:%22Fraunces%22 !important;||font-size:25px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]All in all, the process was as romantic and beautiful as it was hectic and crafty. But hindsight is also 20\/20, and as teachers of natural wine, we are taking this year\u2019s wine as a lesson. For us, winemaking is, quite literally, a Work in Progress.<\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sucsucwine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Suc-Suc-Botella-Vino-Natural-Spray.webp” alt=”(EN) Spray painting bottles of Suc Suc Work in Progress.” title_text=”Suc-Suc-Botella-Vino-Natural-Spray” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” border_radii=”on|50px|50px|50px|50px” border_width_all=”1px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTHE STORY OF HOW IT\u2019S GOING<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”subtitulo-about” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Fraunces|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FE4454″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1em” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”Fraunces||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ header_3_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0em|3em|1em|3em|false|true” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”20px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element=”font-family:%22Fraunces%22 !important;||font-size:25px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Still, as they say: no one is more critical of a child than their parents, and as WIP\u2019s parents\u2026 wait, what? They don\u2019t say that?
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Don\u2019t be fooled: we love our baby. We especially love it with a tapas meal, or a dessert spread. We love it with a pizza, or as a drinking wine (in a group of six). It\u2019s not faulty or unstable, just a little bit feisty. But WIP is our firstborn baby \u2013 so we knew it was a test run. And since we are both the oldest sibling in our respective families, are allowed to say that.
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”1094,1096″ posts_number=”2″ orientation=”portrait” show_title_and_caption=”off” show_pagination=”off” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display: flex;||flex-flow: wrap;” custom_css_free_form=”.et_pb_gallery_items{|| display: flex;|| flex-flow: wrap;|| justify-content:center;||}” custom_css_gallery_item=”min-width:40%;||margin:0 2em;||padding:0;||display:flex;||float:left;||text-align:center;” custom_css_overlay=”display:none;” custom_css_overlay_icon=”display:none;” border_color_all_image=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_gallery_item_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_gallery_item_phone=”margin-bottom:2em;” custom_css_gallery_item_tablet=”min-width:40%;||margin:0 2em;||padding:0;||display:flex;||float:left;||text-align:center;”][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” ul_font=”Open Sans||||||||” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”16px” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#1E3497″ header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#FE4454″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”2em|3em|2em|3em|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTHE STORY OF HOW IT WILL GO<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>WORK IN PROGRESS 2022<\/h1>
THE STORY OF HOW IT STARTED<\/h2>
THE STORY OF HOW IT WAS<\/h2>
THE STORY OF HOW IT WENT<\/h2>
THE STORY OF HOW IT CAME TO BE<\/h2>