The daughter of a winemaker, Patricia Perdomo purchased her family's estate in 2013, after studying for both an enological degree and sommelier certification. But neither training entirely prepared her to fulfill her dream of learning... Read More

The daughter of a winemaker, Patricia Perdomo purchased her family's estate in 2013, after studying for both an enological degree and sommelier certification. But neither training entirely prepared her to fulfill her dream of learning to make wine the way it had been made a century or more ago. For that, she had to seek out local elders (and friends like Roberto).

The answer was field blending, from very old vines, and strictly limiting intervention in both the cellar and in the vines. From a high elevation vineyard (a whopping 1200 meters above sea level), co-planted to native varieties Almuñeco (the old name for Listán Negro on La Palma), Listán Prieto, Negramoll and Albillo Criollo, came Patricia's delightful cuvée called El Cántaro.

Once again, we see some influence from Envínate here: in trying to bring back traditional Canarian wine, they've revitalized the vidueño style, a co-fermented field blend containing red and white varieties. El Cántaro is also a vidueño, red grapes invigorated by high-acid, fragrant Albillo to make a lifted, refreshing yet still resolutely Canary wine, with savory notes and a unique earthiness.

Patricia is surely one to watch in the already-exciting sphere of Canary Islands wine. With her classical training, her principled approach to winemaking (the farming is organic, SO2 input is minimal, and yields are incredibly low) and her fellow winemaker friends, we can't wait to see what she does next.