Evodia Garnacha

Calatayud is a fairly innocuous and rural region of spain. As far as the eye can see the hills and plains are blanketed by a patchwork of head-pruned garnacha vineyards olive and cherry orchards and fields of grain. Just to the north of calatayud is campo de borja navarra and rioja baja so this sea of garnacha is a small part of a wider ocean. Much of the inexpensive and pleasurable garnacha sold in the us comes from these regions in spain and eric solomon was an early pioneer and proponent. Years ago while working on a project in calatayud eric solomon met jean-marc lafage and yolanda diaz. Yolanda is a native of the region and knows the terruno of calatayud better than anyone. Jean-marc is the very talented catalan winemaker and consultant from the roussillon in france. Together they discovered a unique place within calatayud a high and arid plateau between the villages of acered and atea and bordering the sierra de santa cruz. At 1000 meters above sea level this is the hig