Wine Pick #1:
Do Ferreiro Rebisaca 2016
Salnes Valley, Galicia, Spain
From their founding in 1973 to the establishment of the Rias Baixas D.O. in 1988, the Mendez family have been the exemplars for winemaking in this fascinating corner of Spain known as Galicia. They employ only organic practices in the vineyards and cellar, champion native yeasts in their fermentation, and eschew the use of new oak and the pursuit of “International-Styled” wines. It is no easy task to create wines in this region, as the vineyard plots are rarely contiguous or easily worked. The truly gifted winemaker must simultaneously work the fruit whilst letting the fruit have its way. This Albarino-based blend possesses such balance and lets the wines of Do Ferreiro showcase the attributes of this land. Galicia's varietals should be placed among the great whites of the world, like Chablis, Sancerre, Austrian Gruner Veltliner, and dry German Rieslings.