{"id":6309,"date":"2022-05-24T20:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winesfromaragon.com\/norrel-robertson\/"},"modified":"2022-07-17T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T15:38:56","slug":"norrel-robertson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winesfromaragon.com\/en\/norrel-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"Norrel Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Norrel Robertson, first Master of Wine in Spain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00abI decided to take up residence in Calatayud because the quality of its old vines really impressed me\u00bb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A Scotsman in love with Arag\u00f3n, winemaker, founder of 'The Flying Scotsman' and the first Master of Wine (MW) in Spain, this is Norrel Robertson. A Garnacha lover who decided to take up residence, 17 years ago, in Calatayud because \u00abthe quality of their old vines really impressed me\u00bb.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Norrel was awareded the title of Master of Wine in 2000. Since then, five experts living in Spain and one Spaniard, who lives in Belgium, have obtained it. \u00abIt is a challenge to achieve the title of Master of Wine, as it recognizes that you have achieved a broad knowledge of wine from the terroir, the production, the commercial side and communication. There are already 393 of us in 29 countries and I hope there will be more in Spain in the coming years\u00bb, said Norrel Robertson.<\/p>

Norrel has worked in different countries such as Chile, Portugal, Italy or Australia, but, after traveling halfway round the world, he travelled to Calatayud to develop a project he was carrying out for a British company and saw in the lands of the Zaragoza municipality \u00aba magnificent opportunity both personal as professional\u00bb. \u00abThe Garnacha is the heritage of this region, something of which the Aragonese should be very proud. Arag\u00f3n has some of the oldest vineyards in Spain and the climate is ideal for making wines with a lot of personality\u00bb, added the Scotsman.<\/p>

Of the Aragonese wines, Norrel highlights the altitude from which their vineyards come and their intensity due to the climatic contrast. He also poins out that Garnacha and Macabeo are indigenous varieties common to all the Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications of Arag\u00f3n, but he recognizes that there is a great diversity of wines in the Aragonese region and \u00abthis is something to celebrate\u00bb.<\/p>

Norrel has just been invested in the \u201cGran Orden de Caballeros del Vino \u201c(GOCV), a title of utmost importance to him. \u00abIt is a great honour to have received this recognition from all the colleagues in this profession. I have always wanted to communicate what Arag\u00f3n, and specifically Calatayud, has to offer. The area is a little treasure and I hope I have brought something positive to my adopted community and country\u00bb, he said. GOCV is an organization founded in 1985 by ICEX (Foreign Trade Institute) with the aim of recognizing and rewarding the most outstanding members of the sector for their achievements in the education, promotion and trade of Spanish quality wines in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00abThe Garnacha is the heritage of this region, something of which the Aragonese should be very proud\u00bb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00abThere is a great diversity of wines in the Aragonese region and \u00abthis is something to celebrate\u00bb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Master of Wine recognizes that the last quarter of a century has been very important for Aragonese wines to become known in international markets. Above all, Garnacha wines are \u00abhighly appreciated in Great Britain and the United States\u00bb.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Norrel also points out that the value for money of Aragonese wines is \u00abunbeatable\u00bb compared to other wines from Spain and the rest of the world. \u00abThe character and intensity of the wines also stands out\u00bb, he warned.<\/p>

This great lover and defender of the Garnacha grape highlights its ability to withstand drought, its roughness and finesse which, as he explains, \u00abno other varieties have\u00bb. In short, Norrel assures that Garnacha \u00a0\u00abnever gives up and is an iron hand in a velvet glove\u00bb.<\/p>

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