Coto de Gomariz is named after the village where the winery and most of its vineyards are situated, within a hilly area of Ribeiro, in Galicia. This part of region has always been known as the Golden Mile of Ribeiro, for the exceptional quality of its vineyards, and the word 'Gomariz' means 'branches of vines'.  The estate has existed for centuries, and today is owned by the Carreiro family, that has been in Gomariz for generations.  Operations and winemaking are led by Inma Pazos, an incredibly dynamic and energetic woman who has worked with the terroir in the region for decades.
At first Gomariz only grew grapes and sold them in bulk, but in the 80’s the family started to bottle wines under their own label, and today Gomariz is one of the most significative wineries in the area.  The agriculture used in their 32 hectares is organic, with many plots worked biodynamically.  Inma tells us that the “soils of Gomariz and the Valley of the River Avia tell the story of the Geology of Galicia, since we have three of its main soils: the granitic sandy plots are a result of the erosion of millions of years of the granitic bowls. The wines they produce are light, fresh and extraordinarily aromatic; the schist plots come from metamorphic from the Paleozoic period. They are a hard soil, and the plants generally produce less here, and the wines have a more mineral aspect; and finally, the clay parts, from where we get wines with more mouthfeel and structure.”

They work with the traditional varieties from the region, Treixadura, Albarino and Godello for whites, and Souzon and Brancellao for the reds.. The winery produces around 10,000 cases from nine wines with 'The Flower and the Bee' making up the bulk of their production. They are unoaked, fermented naturally and bottled without filtration. We love them for their fresh, fruity and mineral profiles.