Victoria Torres Pecis

La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Viki is not your typical vigneron. Taking over the family estate as the fifth generation was never part of her plans when she left her native island of La Palma in her early teens to relocate to Tenerife where she finished her studies and pursued a career in art. It was only upon returning to the Island in her early 30’s that she truly started to feel a pull into the world of wine, but especially a pull into the energy and work of her father, whose deteriorating health eventually meant she had to take over all aspects of farming and winemaking in 2015. 

Viki is the first woman in the history of her family bodega to take over (founded in 1885), and she is also the first to focus entirely on wine, as opposed to also running various banana plantations. Having never studied enology or spent time working for any other winemakers, she is purely guided by instinct and intuition. Whilst initially she had had little experience or exposure to the international wine scene, her knowledge of the local soils, grapes, and wines has always been vast.

She is a firm believer in soil health and organic viticulture as well as minimal intervention methods in the cellar, and is guiding light for winemaking on the island of La Palma. She was the first winemaker to be exported, and only about 2% of her production remains on the island. 

More than anything, her wines absolutely scream of where they come from. In tasting through her line-up one receives an education into volcanic soils and island topography, altitude contrasts, salty winds, and local grape varieties, as well as a peek into the deep passion she puts into her craft.