Nestled in the wild, scenic beauty of Galicia in Spain’s northwest, Coto de Gomariz was founded in 1978 by Ricardo Carreiro Ameijeiras. After some years of traveling abroad, he returned to Galicia with a singular purpose: to restore his home of Ribeiro’s greatness as one of the world’s top wine regions. The thrust of his efforts was to position the cast of local indigenous varieties at front and center of the newly created Ribeiro appellation. They slowly incorporated organics and eventually even tenets of biodynamic farming (they have never certified so as to remain limber). Sadly, Ricardo passed in 2008, but in 2009 Inma Pazos and Miguel Montoto joined the fray, bringing with them years of oenology and sommelier experience – the technical acumen to round out the heart and soul that makes Coto de Gomariz so special. Their wines transcend the frequently homogenous image of Galician wine as simple, snappy whites for seafood accompaniment, the Muscadet of Spain if you will; rather they speak with clarity of tradition, deeply engrained cultural cognizance, and terroir.