The Valencian Association of Sommeliers (Asvasu) reward Vicente Garcia, owner of the winery Tharsys Pay as leading figure in the annual dinner held on Saturday experts. The award was decided by vote of the members, in recognition of the contribution of Vicente García aal bench and disclosure of Valencian wines. "With this award we want to thank Vicente their work and their wines, while congratulating him on his good work, intuition, idealism, dedication and passion he puts into his dishes and recognize their important contribution to Valencian cava", according to a Asvasu spokesman

Vicente García is considered the father of the Valencian cava as it began to produce it in Requena, his people, in 1981 before there was even the DO Cava.

After years of work in France and especially in Catalonia, always linked to the development of quality products, technical director being famous Catalan cava as Segura Viudas, Covides and Pares Balta, returns to his native Requena and his wife Ana Suria carry out the project Tharsys Payment, winery and cellars where wines produced today are exported to over 23 countries.

The sommeliers will also recognize the company flying height, producing craft beers in the town of Casas del Rey, and the Council of the DO of Alicante.