Verónica Ortega comes from Cadiz, in the south of Spain, but she appears to be more comfortable (certainly in the world of wine) in the northern regions of Spain. Her CV is impressive too, having gained experience with wineries such as Romanée Conti, the previously mentioned Álvaro Palacios, and Raul Perez. This has given her extensive knowledge and she applies this combined experience to her own small but growing project. For now, she produces about 40,000 bottles of wine per year. After her French and Spanish apprenticeships, Verónica decided to settle and produce her own wines in the Bierzo region of Spain. She is attracted to the Mencía grape variety because of its transparency and its capacity to reflect the soil quality from where it is planted. Some people refer to Mencía as the Spanish Pinot Noir, and there are definitely similarities, such as fruit based flavours, a certain elegance, longevity, and soft tannins.