David Seijas

David Seijas was part of the team of sommeliers in the prestigious restaurant El Bulli and is collaborator at the BulliFoundation.

Trained in hospiitality in Girona and Barcelona, he culminated with excellence a master’s degree in viticulture, winemaking and marketing with the proclaimed Spain's NARIZ DE ORO 2006. The prestigious award of excellence for professional sommeliers in Spain, has led him to diverse collaborations in London and Australia until accepting positions as head sommelier at the Hotel Arts Barcelona and the technical department of VilaVineca Wine specialist before forging a career at the El Bulli restaurant until it's latest closure.

Currently he performs tastings, gives courses and participates as a speaker in the best gastronomic events in the country, as Fenavin, San Sebastian or the Forum Gastronomic cuisine of Girona. He was awarded the International Prize for Literature 2010 for his book Gastronomic 111 wines for 2011, and the National Gastronomy Award 2010 (Extraordinary prize, shared with Ferran Centelles) of the Spanish Royal Academy of Gastronomy. Today he has published the fourth edition of the 110+ wine book series, 113 Wines for 2013.