Bodegas Alonso

The decision to buy part of Pedro Romero (legally, the purchase includes movable and immovable assets of Bodegas Méndez) comes after Fran had been looking for wine investment opportunities down south for some time. After lengthy negotiations and an undisclosed sum of money, the spirit of the winery founded by Vicente Romero Carranza in 1860 will continue to live under the caring eye of the Asencio brothers.
Old wines remain at the winery

Pedro Romero itself bought in 2006 Gaspar Florido’s casks, wines and cellars in Sanlúcar’s Barrio Bajo as well as those of Bodegas Méndez, an almacenista (wine wholesaler) from El Puerto.

The decision to buy part of Pedro Romero (legally, the purchase includes movable and immovable assets of Bodegas Méndez) comes after Fran had been looking for wine investment opportunities down south for some time. After lengthy negotiations and an undisclosed sum of money, the spirit of the winery founded by Vicente Romero Carranza in 1860 will continue to live under the caring eye of the Asencio brothers.

The name Bodegas Alonso, as it will be known from now on, comes from Fran and Fernando's maternal grandfather Agapito, who used to take them to harvest the vineyards he owned in Ribera del Duero. They haven't ruled out a tagline indicating that Bodegas Alonso used to be the former Pedro Romero, but they prefer to start from scratch in the Sherry Triangle "and let the wines rather than the name speak for themselves", says Fran.

The two brothers, who were born in Seville, bring courage and financial muscle into the project. They made their money in engineering projects at Gaza airport (now in ruins) and other infrastructures in Romania, but they caught the wine bug seven years ago, after they met Nicolás and decided to invest in Dominio del Urogallo.