It has been widely documented that Cantabrian wine-growing, and specifically txakoli, dates back to the Middle Ages. It was the pilgrims journeying along the northern pilgrims’ route to Santiago that brought to these Gipuzkoa lands a vine-growing culture originating from northern Europe.

Thanks to this 1,000-year-old viticultural heritage and the expertise of those monks that arrived from northern Europe, txakoli enjoyed periods of boom between the 11th and 16th centuries. In more recent times txakoli has developed from a wine enjoyed in local taverns, or at home with the family, to one that is strongly positioned in the most avant-garde and prestigious restaurants, thus gaining renown and respect among wine consumers.

In 2015 the Zapiain & López de Lacalle families. With the help and experience of Inaxio Manterola, a wine-grower in Zarautz founded the Izar-Leku (translates to place of the stars in Basque) Mahastiak project. This exciting new project is the perfect blend of tradition and terroir. Understanding the land and the variety the family developed an exciting new project in the Getariako Txakilina zone. First producing a base wine of Hondarrabi Zuri y Beltza then caring out methode champeniose to produce a wine with natural energy that is aromatic, complex and displays an attractive distinct saline mineratlity of the region.