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From the terrace of the Hotel W in Barcelona you can almost touch the sea, and just as close at hand is Sergi Figueras who has recently won the official competition for Best Sommelier in Spain, which, he says, has enabled him to remove a thorn in his side that had been stuck...
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Josep Roca Fontané (Girona, 1966) has the methodical view of one whose daily task it is to describe the pleasure-creating machine that is El Celler de Can Roca to his customers. It is he who speaks of drinks and culinary delights, describing and presenting them: the power of the...
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Wine, food and good fare are three concepts that are totally inseparable for sommelier Isabelle Brunet and which have always stayed with her, ever since she began helping in the family restaurant aged 10 years old. She has a stack of knowledge about terrain, from her experiences...
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“When we drink a wine, we are drinking the countryside it came from, its climate and its land” is how Raül Bobet defines his philosophy and way of understanding wine. Passionate and respectful towards nature, he escorts us outdoors for the interview, surrounded by the silence...
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Second best sommelier of the world in 2008, best sommelier of Europe in the same year and the best of Spain the year before: an excellent letter of introduction for Roger Viusà. Yet for him, the importance of the awards does not lie in public recognition, but in having overcome...
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