The best wine letter in the Canary Islands is the signature of Iván Monreal

Ivan Monreal, Sommelier of the Gastronomic Hotel Palacio (Teguise, Lanzarote), It has raised with the prestigious award for the Best Wine Letter from the Canary Islands, organized by the DOP Canary Islands Canary Wine In its XXII edition. Among the jury members, The former bulli and current international personalities of the wine world, Ferran Centers and David Seijas.

It is the first time in the long history of these awards that the prize goes to an island not capital, Lanzarote.

This distinction, that values not only the balanced selection of zones and wines of the letter, but also the precise information of each of the wines and their context and the absence of errors in references, It is the result of an intense and careful work that Iván Monreal has carried out in the two years that he has been a sommelier in Palacio Ico, generating a distinctive offer especially found in wines of small producers and looking for those who practice minimum intervention in their wines.

Monreal has dedicated its time to configure a letter that integrates an exclusive selection of Lanzarote wines, of Canary Islands, of the Peninsula, France and international always with the same philosophy, the one that also applies to its special letter of champagnes of small winegrowers, Unique in the Canary Islands.

This dedication has led him to transfer the limits of the usual letters. In the Palace Charter, The client can see the names comfortably and functionally, las DO’s, The elaborators, the varieties and, With understanding icons, If they are ecological, biodynamics the minimum intervention.

Apart from all this, The letter is truffled with maps of the main wine areas (Canary Islands, peninsula, France), that he explains to the diners when choosing the wines.

Ivan Monreal, nº 11 from the top list 100 Sommeliers from Spain, He has declared upon receiving the prize that “this distinction is a pride for palace ICO, especially because two years ago we started with this new philosophy (small producers) From scratch. Both, It is an incentive to grow day by day with new references and with the inclusion of special vintages, especially from Lanzarote ".

The brilliant trajectory of Monreal in these last two years is part of the strong gastronomic commitment of Palacio, With chef tasting menus, Victor Valverde, And the new Dynamics of the Sala service, evolutionary factors that, A few months ago, They got their first repsol sun, In addition to your Michelin recommendation.