Podcast
Eric Solomon with Andy Chabot
May 25, 2021
Blackberry’s Vice President of Food and Beverage Andy Chabot sat down with wine importer and dear friend of Blackberry, Eric Solomon. They discuss Eric’s unconventional path from being a rock drummer to promoting, obscure wineries, how he met his wife because of a bottle of wine, and the profound beauty of imperfection.
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Eric Solomon
Wine Importer, Eric Solomon Selections
As a rock drummer in London in the late 70s, North Carolina native Eric Solomon walked into a famous wine bar looking for work to supplement his meager income as a musician. Here he would discover that his future vocation was not rock but wine. Later settling in Manhattan, Eric began his new career as a wine importer and talent scout. His growing reputation in Europe and the US as a new, dynamic and successful importer quickly caught the attention of critics. For his pioneering efforts, Eric was recognized by Robert Parker as his 2002 Wine Personality of the Year. He was awarded Best Importer of the Year by Food and Wine Magazine and he has been a James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional four times. Now celebrating his company’s 30th year, Eric never rests in the pursuit of discovering “generation next” in the wine world and finding the best talent not only in France and Spain but worldwide with the most compelling selection of wines from Switzerland, Chile, Macedonia and, most recently, Lebanon.