Las Virtudes represent the perfect collaboration between many very small farmers, who share resources for their mutual benefit - and ours! Oenologist Araceli Martinez is currently at the helm, and improvements have been made over recent years in modernising the winemaking equipment, as well as continuing their commitment to sustainability at every stage of the process. Further help is given to local farmers in the form of a secondary crop of olive oil, which allows people with very small parcels of land to maximise their output. The vineyards are hot and dry, with a loamy-sand soil, and every attention is given throughout the year to maximise sunlight using green harvests, as well as to create adequate leaf canopy to protect the grapes. Focus on Monatrell, which thrives in this environment, as well as Macabeo and Verdejo for the whites.