i. Biography
Since 2015, Xavier Ausàs has been consultant and owner of Ausàs Bodega y Viñedos, a dual role that sits squarely in the working realities of winery management and style decisions. The technical director post at Vega Sicilia also runs through that profile, placing Ausàs inside a lineage of disciplined cellar work and long-term technical oversight rather than headline-making gestures.
The Path
Training at Vineyard School in Requena and later at the School of Viticulture and Oenology of Blanquefort gave Xavier Ausàs a practical base in vineyards, fermentations, and cellar operations before he entered production work. He started as assistant oenologist at Vega Sicilia (1990–1997), a post that required precision, timing, and close attention to each parcel, tank, and vintage. Alongside that role, he was winemaker at Alión (from 1991), adding broader responsibility during the same formative stretch. The sequence of roles marks a steady move through serious winemaking: support work first, then wider oversight. That progression continued when he served as technical director at Vega Sicilia (1998–2016), where the work placed him close to the estate’s technical and stylistic decisions over a long run. Today, Xavier is founder and owner of Ausàs Bodegas y Viñedos (since 2016), and he also serves as consultant of Marqués de Vargas. The career line runs from student to cellar hand, from winemaker to technical director, and finally to founder and owner, building authority through repetition, time, and accumulated judgment.
The Work Today
Since 2015, Ausàs has been consultant and owner of Ausàs Bodega y Viñedos. In that position, Xavier Ausàs is tied both to the practical demands of running a winery and to the editorial work of shaping style and direction. The role fits a career spent inside the mechanics of winemaking and now applied to his own project.
Career - founder and owner — Ausàs Bodegas y Viñedos, Valladolid, Spain (2016–present) - consultant — Marqués de Vargas - assistant oenologist — Vega Sicilia (1990–1997) - winemaker — Alión (from 1991) - technical director — Vega Sicilia (1998–2016) Education: Vineyard School in Requena; School of Viticulture and Oenology of Blanquefort
Signature
Xavier's signature wines include Interpretación. The name points to a measured mode of work, where expression comes through control and precision rather than force. For Ausàs, it aligns with a career built around technical exactitude and deliberate composition.
Acclaim
The core of this profile sits in technical direction at Vega Sicilia and the later role as consultant and owner of Ausàs Bodega y Viñedos. Those chapters place Xavier Ausàs in demanding corners of Spanish wine, where continuity, detail, and the daily labor behind a bottle carry the weight.
FAQ What is Xavier Ausàs's current role? As of 2026, Xavier Ausàs is Consultant and Owner of Ausàs Bodega Y Viñedos. Where did Xavier Ausàs train or study? Xavier Ausàs trained at Vineyard School in Requena and School of Viticulture and Oenology of Blanquefort.
