What’s more, although Spain is famous for red wines, it is the whites that are especially thrilling because they are so unexpected. Obviously, a great many countries make good and great wine, but I truly do think that Spain is the most exciting wine producing country in the world right now. Spain is the best place on earth for café culture, good food, great wine, and a wonderful atmosphere wherever you go. I have yet to find a Spanish city that does not excite me. I love the history, culture, countryside, food, people, and the wine. I love Spain and feel very Spanish even though I am not. In fact, my father and brother both live out there, so even now I go there quite a lot, at least twice a year. It is where I first drank beer and wine, too - in 1969!! ![]() We spent every summer there and it is where all my happy childhood memories are. Ever since I was born, in 1965, we have had a holiday home in Jávea/Xàbia, midway between Valencia and Alicante in the Communidad Valenciana. Can you explain?Īh, well I sort of grew up in Spain. I know you have a special place in your heart for Spain. I have to plot each wine region municipality by municipality, which can make me go a bit cross eyed at times. As for ensuring the wine regions are correct, sometimes that drives me mad. Just making sure a river is in the right place can be really tricky and time consuming. The research can be very difficult as almost no sources are consistent. Originally, they were pretty rudimentary and just for my own use, but I have become more ambitious and more skilled over time. I have been creating maps for around 15 years now. How long have you been designing wine maps? What type of research goes into creating an accurate wine map? It pulls all my interests together from my love of Spain, my love of wine and my desire to create. However, right now creating a truly definitive set of Spanish wine maps for the Wine Scholar Guild is really exciting for me. ![]() My first time being in print as a wine writer was pretty special, as was being a guest of the Russian Orthodox monks on Mount Athos - which is a rare honour - to see the vineyards there. So many things have happened to me in my 34 years involved in wine. What have been the most rewarding and/or exciting moments for you?Īh, what a great question. Quentin, you have been in the wine business for quite a while. Rick Fisher, Spanish Wine Scholar Program® Education Director Q1. He is a passionate London-based wine educator, communicator, blogger, and mapmaker. Quentin has more than 30 years in the wine trade and holds the Diploma from WSET. His work is incredible and we both are committed to making this program the gold standard in Spanish wine education. I didn’t think it possible to find someone with the same love and passion for Spain as I have, but I sure did in Quentin! It was obvious that our collaboration on this program was meant to be. In the search for a mapmaker for the Spanish Wine Scholar® program, I was somehow led to Quentin Sadler.
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