1520 E Chestnut Ct, Lompoc, CA. 93436
www.camins2dreams.com
Region: Santa Barbara County
Owners/Winemakers: Mireia Taribo & Tara Gomez
About: Camins 2 Dreams was founded in 2017. Our grapes are sourced from vineyards in Santa Barbara County with a focus in Sta. Rita Hills and San Benito County. Our philosophy is to make hand-crafted, terroir-driven wines that are fermented with natural yeast and use minimal intervention in the winery, with only minimum amounts of SO2 at bottling. Our wines are also all unfined and unfiltered. We believe wine is made in the vineyard and we want to showcase the typicity of each site where the grapes come from. We source fruit from vineyards that share in the same values of respect for the land and their workers and works e with organic, biodynamic and regenerative farming vineyards.
We are a team of two winemakers, Mireia Taribó and Tara Gomez, wife and wife, whose paths first crossed in 2006 through our work in the wine industry. Our friendship grew through wine and travels, which also sparked our love. Our journey of friendship, love, and wine now continues as together we found our dream winery, Camins 2 Dreams.
What is your favorite forgotten grape? Grüner Veltliner
What was your first experience with a forgotten grape?
Mireia: I have been lucky to enjoy forgotten grapes since early age, being from Spain most of our local grapes would be considered “forgotten” , even though they are popular in Spain. Ex: Tempanillo, Xarello , Mencia or Garciano to name a few.
Tara: Through my travels through Europe, I felt lucky to expand my palate to many forgotten grapes. One experience in particular was in Languadoc when I tasted Carignan for the first time many years ago. I remember seeing those vines planted along the Mediterranean Sea and was so amazed by that, and the salinity that came from that was truly remarkable, not to mention the dark fruit flavors, vibrant acidity, and moderate tannins. Through that experience, Carignan is definitely one of my favorites.
What do you love most about the forgotten grapes? We love making and teaching the consumer about the under represented varieties that are not mainstream. There are so many forgotten grapes that deserve the same recognition as the mainstream varieties, and we love preaching about those varieties. We like to research them, learn about them, experimenting as we make the wine and then introducing them to the consumers.
