FAZENDA AGRÍCOLA AUGUALEVADA, IAGO GARRIDO, RIBEIRO 

In his quiet and humble way, over the last few  years, Iago Garrido has been revolutionising the winemaking scene of Galicia, particularly of DO Ribeiro. He and his wife Lili developed a keen  interest in organic viticulture and non interventionist winemaking biodynamic farming when studying oenology in Ourense. In 2009 they left the city, choosing to be closer to nature and started their own vine growing project in Lugar de Rioboó – on the left bank of the Avia Valley. They have named it Augalevada, after the small river that flows trought the area. out of 4 hectares of land they bought, 2,5 were planted with mix of native white varieties: Treixadura, Alabriño, Godello, Lado, Loureira as well as the red: Caiño, Sousón and Brancellao. Iago does not settle for making average wine – on the contrary, he is always searching for perfection and works tirelessly, following his intuition to achieve it. To this day Fazenda Augalevada remains as the only biodynamic winemaking project in the DO  Ribeiro, certified by Demeter. For us, Iago´s wines atans out as the clear cut above what the region currently offers!