From an early age, Angel worked at the Spanish winery Señorío de Sarria, before beginning his studies in oenology. After attending the École de la Vigne et du Vin in Madrid, where he obtained his Spanish oenology qualification, he decided to go to the cradle of wine: Bordeaux, to continue his studies.
At the Faculté d'Œnologie he obtained his Diplôme National d'Œnologie, followed by the DERUB and DEA, and finally the Doctorate which he obtained at the end of 1998.
During his studies in Bordeaux, he combined these with research studies and work during the grape harvest at wineries such as La Jalgue and Calon Segur.
Since 1996, he has been Technical Director, responsible for the winery, vineyards and R&D at Abadía Retuerta, the Spanish winery with its own DO. This vineyard has a long history, dating back to centuries past when monks made their wine in the Abbey.
In 1991, Juan José Abó and Pascal Delbeck completely renewed the project, which culminated in the construction of the winery in 1996.
Angel has carried out numerous published studies on the microbiology of his terroir and adaptation to climate change.
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