José Hidalgo is one of the most renowned enologists on the national scene. General Director of the companies Viñedos do Rosal S.A. and Adegas das Eiras-Terras Gauda S.A. (Pontevedra). Technical Director and Enologist of the public limited company Bodegas Bilbaínas in the D.O.Ca. Rioja and Production Director of the Legaris winery (CODORNÍU) in the D.O. Ribera del Duero (Grupo Codorníu).
Advisor and Technical Consultant for wineries in Cigales (Bodega Cooperativa de Cigales and Traslanzas), Rías Baixas (Adegas Terras Gauda, Condasat, Cosecheros de Soutomaior, Palacio de Fefiñanes, Pazo Pondal, Condes de Albarei and Pazo Baión), Rueda (Antaño), Ribera del Duero (Grandes Bodegas, Hacienda Miguel Sanz, Los Astrales, Durón, Pago de los Capellanes and Pago de la Oliva), Valdeorras (Bodega La Tapada and Viña Somoza), El Bierzo (Ribas del Cúa and Aníbal de Otero), Mallorca (Can A´Xartell), Txakolí de Alava (Okondo Txakolina), Cantabria (Casona Micaela and Nates), Ribeiro (Pazo Casanova), Vinos de la Tierra de Castilla (Finca Los Nevados), La Mancha (Vinícola de Castilla, Vihucas and Los Gredales de El Toboso), La Rioja (Bodegas Bilbaínas, Castillo de Cuzcurrita, Castillo de Mendoza, El Conjuro del Ciego, Solar de Samaniego, Oxjuel, Martínez Lacuesta and Pastor Díaz), Requena (Cerro Gallina), Ampurdán (Oliver Conti), Txakolí de Getaria (Hiruzta), Toro (Casa Maguila and Estancia Piedra), Vizcaya (Bodega Urbana), Tenerife (Cabildo de Tenerife) and Madrid (Bodega Urbana).
Agronomist Engineer and Advanced Diploma in Viticulture and Oenology (Polytechnic University of Madrid).
Diploma in the International Course in Viticulture and Oenology from the I.N.I.A. (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
