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Soul of theSoulWine of theWine

By Greater Good Magazine

Despacito Distributors & Vegan Wines was founded by Frances Gonzalez in 2017 and focuses on providing high-quality vegan wines from the soil to the bottle. Vegan Wines is a subscription-based club and online wine shop that ships to over 41 states. Despacito Distributors is a wine importer and distribution company that supplies 100% plant-based wines to business owners in the hospitality industry. The wines for Vegan Wines are from Despacito Distributors both owned by Frances Gonzalez.

What made you get into Vegan wines?

I have been in the industry for 25 years and vegan for a long time! I went on a wine tasting in France for a birthday, and the folks there mentioned the soil had egg whites in them. After visiting many more vineyards, I found out the same type of soil is being used throughout. So, I came back to the states and Googled vegan wines and there were none to be found. So, I started researching and the rest is history.

Are true vegan Vineyards hard to find?

It is very tough to find because of the ingredients that are included in the soil, such as fish fertilizer and other animal ingredients.