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This distinction, awarded each year by the Canary Islands PDO – Canary Wine, recognizes outstanding personalities in the promotion and enhancement of Canarian wines throughout the world
In the course of the act of delivery to the winners in the XXI Regional Contest of “Canary Wine Lists” For hospitality, Restoration and specialized stores, held last Monday 22 July at the headquarters of the CANARY ISLAS REGULATORS TIPS - CANARY WINE E YCODEN DAUTE ISORA located in the Tenerife municipality of La Guancha, He distinguished himself as "Canary Wine Ambassador" a David Seijas Vila, renowned taster, sommelier, and a true lover of Canarian wine.
David Seijas Vila, the “Harry Potter of tasters”, how his great friend defines him Ferran Centelles, born in Seve, Barcelona. Son of hoteliers, His childhood took place in a humble village bar and restaurant., The Pearl. With the passage of time, He studies Hospitality and Services at the St. Narcissus School of Girona, training as a sommelier in the Muntaner Hospitality School of Barcelona. Among his professional milestones, Faces He was head sommelier at the restaurant El Bulli until its closure, as well as National Gastronomy Award al Best Sommelier 2011, for the Royal Spanish Academy of Gastronomy.
His great passion is to bring wine to the public and to be able to “communicate wine.”. This passion is what he currently carries out through his talks., books or classes as a sommelier teacher. He is a fervent defender and promoter of Canarian wines., highlighting its uniqueness on the global scene and disseminating the particularities of our wines, while promoting its recognition.
During the act, An especially endearing moment was the projection of the video where the Embajador Canary Wine 2023, Jacinto Manuel Hernández, congratulated his successor David Seijas, showing him his respect and admiration. The president of the Management Body of the DOP Canary Islands – Canary Wine, John Jesus Mendez Siverio, delivered to David Seijas Vila, the distinction that recognizes him as Canary Wine Ambassador and highlighted “the impressive career of the sommelier and his great dedication and knowledge of Canarian wines”.
For your part, David Seijas, brand new Canary Wine Ambassador, expressed his gratitude and enthusiasm for the distinction received. Faces expressed “his passion for the wines of Canary Islands” and committed to “being the voice of Canarian wines, taking them to all corners of the planet”. David Seijas stressed the relevance of Canary Wine in the current wine panorama and valued the effort of the DOP Canary Islands – Canary Wine for promoting their wines. These, in the words of Seijas, “with its rich history and unique diversity, They offer a fascinating narrative that I am more than willing to share.”
