Taro Vinícola covers five hectares in the heart of the Canary Islands. It was founded in 2018 by Pablo Matallana, a young and passionate winemaker determined to showcase the islands’ native grape varieties and unique terroir. The name “Taro” comes from the small stone shelters found in the vineyards, where wine growers shield themselves from the sun. Grapevines face particularly harsh conditions here, with only 18 days of rain a year. They must push their roots deep into the volcanic soil to reach water hidden more than a metre beneath the rock. The vines are cultivated organically and often planted in small hollows to shield them from the intense heat. After harvesting the grapes entirely by hand, low-intervention vinification methods are used to craft the wine with minimum inputs and sulfites.