Fernando GURUCHARRI

President of the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions-VINOFED. Has a degree in Biological Sciences and Higher Diploma in Oenology and Viticulture. President of the Spanish Tasters Union, a non-profit organisation, which since 1985 has been dedicated to the promotion of the culture and knowledge of wine and food through their organoleptic qualities . Organiser, among others, of the National Competition of Young Wines (Baco awards), the Bacchus International Wine Competition (under the sponsorship of the OIV. and VINOFED), the itinerant Albariños al Mundo Competition and the Best of Spain Wine Challenge (Dublin and Amsterdam). Organiser and trainer of sensory quality control panels for the food industry. Member of the Madrid Gastronomy Academy. Professor of sensory analysis at the IFE (Business Training Institute).