Academic background: Law Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Law, Securities and Insurance;
Professional experience: Law and Bank Activity (banking litigation, restructuring and renegotiation of past due loans, strategic and operational management);
Experience in the Wine Sector (7 years): Wine Blogger until January 2013 (Minha Louca Paixão), Writer for the specialized Press and Taster in the resident panel of a wine magazine (until March 2013);
Judge in national and regional wine competitions and in Revista de Vinhos’ annual competition (“A Escolha da Imprensa”);
WSET Level 3 – Award in Wines and Spirits (Distinction).
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Bruno Ferreira
The Madeira’s Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Crafts, IP – IVBAM is the responsible entity for the supervision of regional wine activities and by the certification and quality control of Madeira wine.
Text Ilkka Sirén
It’s all about character. Unique wines with tons of personality, right? It’s not good enough to make just technically solid wines, you have to have something that sets you apart.
Text Ilkka Sirén
Ridiculously awesome that is! I’ve been curious about this little wine region in Lisbon ever since I tasted one bottle during harvest in Douro back in 2008.
Text Ilkka Sirén
Ridiculously awesome that is! I’ve been curious about this little wine region in Lisbon ever since I tasted one bottle during harvest in Douro back in 2008.
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
Quinta da Romeira located in the heart of Bucelas, is one of the oldest exporting wine regions, famous for its white wines and for that mentioned by Shakespeare in his Henry VI play.
Text Ilkka Sirén
Traveling up and down Portugal is an experience. Driving through the little villages, endless number of roundabouts and beautiful landscapes is part of the fun when hopping from wine region to wine region.
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
The visit to Quinta do Sanguinhal was a real surprise for me. A rendezvous with the history of wine, with life stories from other times and in this particular case, with an impressive life dedicated to entrepreneurship.
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
Last September 11, Prats & Symington presented their Chryseia 2012 at the Oporto restaurant Pedro Lemos, located at Foz do Douro, more precisely at Foz Velha (Old River Mouth).
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
Last September 11, Prats & Symington presented their Chryseia 2012 at the Oporto restaurant Pedro Lemos, located at Foz do Douro, more precisely at Foz Velha (Old River Mouth).
Text Ilkka Sirén
I’m not a great cook I can tell you that right now. I mean, I like to cook but I’m just not very good at it. At home I cook everyday. That wasn’t always the case though. Not many years ago I could hardly boil water.
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
The Symington family has launched a wine from 1882 to celebrate the arrival in Portugal of the family’s pioneer. The name couldn’t have been more exemplar. Ne Oublie – meaning unforgettable or do not forget! Ne Oublie is more than an extraordinary wine; it is a family jewel, a historical and cultural relic.
Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto
I tasted this wine for the very first time at a lunch organized by Sogrape, at the Largo Restaurant, right in the heart of Lisbon’s Chiado.
