Mireia Taribó 

Mireia was born and raised in Catalunya, in the northeastern part of Spain.  Her interest in wine started at a very young age.  Growing up in Spain, wine is considered a food and was part of almost every meal.  Mireia knew from a young age that she wanted to learn more about wine.

Mireia graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Barcelona, and then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Enology at the University of Rovira and Virgili.  When she was in her last year of studies, she came to California as an intern for a harvest season, which is where she met her wife, Tara Gomez.  When that harvest finished, Mireia went back to Spain. In 2008, she accepted a harvest position at Castell d’Encus, a start-up winery in the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain.  She quickly earned a winemaker position and worked there until 2014.  While working at Castell d’Encus, Mireia went back to school to earn her Masters in Enology, Viticulture, and Marketing of Wine.  Meanwhile her relationship with Tara grew and they traveled the world and visited all the wine regions together.  In 2014, Mireia moved to California and began working as a wine broker and wine consultant. 

In 2017, she started Camins 2 Dreams, a new adventure with her wife, Tara Gomez,  making wine together and sourcing fruit from selected Sta. Rita Hills vineyards.  

When she’s not working, Mireia enjoys spending time with her friends, family and her dogs. She loves nature and hiking, but also enjoys relaxing at home with a glass of wine.

Tara Gomez

Tara’s passion for wine began when she was young and her parents used to take her wine tasting throughout the Central Coast.  When she was a child she enjoyed looking at life through a microscope and it was the connection of wine to nature and science that made her want to pursue an Enology Degree. 

Tara graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Enology from CSU Fresno. She worked for a few wineries, including Fess Parker and J. Lohr, at the same time she started her first label — Kalawashaq’ Wine Cellars (named for the village where her Chumash ancestors once lived) — sourcing fruit from her friend and mentor Larry Gomez, from Via Vega Vineyards in Paso Robles. Tara left her job at J. Lohr Winery in 2008, and put Kalawashaq’ on hold while she went to explore the world. During that time she worked two harvests at Castell d’Encus in Spain, the same winery where her wife, Mireia was the winemaker.  When Tara returned to California in 2010, her Chumash Tribe had purchased Camp 4 Vineyard and she started KitáWines, a small, premium winery in the Santa Ynez Valley where she is currently the winemaker.  She is the first and only recognized Native American winemaker in the country, and brings a unique perspective to her winemaking style. 

In 2017,  Tara was ready to bring her personal project, Kalawashaq’ Wine Cellars, back to life, but instead decided to create a new label with her wife Mireia. Thus, Camins 2 Dreams was born out of their shared love for wine, winemaking and each other.  They source fruit exclusively from vineyards in Sta. Rita Hills, a unique appellation in Santa Barbara County.  Her focus is on minimum intervention, natural winemaking sourcing fruit from vineyards that share in the same values of respect for the land and their workers and works exclusively with organic, biodynamic, and SIP Certified vineyards.

Tara was recently awarded “2021 Winemaker of the Year” by VinePair and “2022 Winemaker of the Year” by The Hue Society and “2023 Future 40” by Wine Enthusiast She is honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award and see all of her hard work, dedication, and perseverance not just seen, but celebrated.  

Tara is also about building community and is a part of many groups which include The Hue Society, Advisor for Woman-Owned Wineries, Advisor for The James Beard Legacy Network, and a Mentor for Speed-Rack Advisory Squad.