Eric recently sat down with Bill Ward to discuss how "Spain found him." For thirty years, the curiosity that first brought him to Spain remains the guiding principle behind every bottle that bears Eric Solomon's name on the back label.
"Solomon became a "rock star" for Spanish producers and American consumers. He certainly put Priorat on the vinous map, and his European Cellars portfolio has always encompassed unexpected pockets of Spain, one of the latest: Sierra de Gredos." – Bill Ward.
The full article is available on spanishwinelover.com.
Everything old is new again at Celler del Roure. Not only has Pablo Calatayud rescued Mandó from obscurity, if not extinction, but he's restored his 17th-century subterranean cellar with its intact amphorae. Whether it is his take on Monastrell with his Vins Classics, his ancestral Vins Antics aged in amphorae, or his playfully pink Les Filles d'Amalia range, each wine from Roure is unique, vibrant, and persistent in its balance of fruit and savory elements. All can be from no other place than Moixent in Valencia.
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