Carlos Alves, born in Boticas, Port Winemaker of the Sogevinus Group, owner of the four main Port wine brands: Kopke, Burmester, Barros and Cálem.
From early on, the whole process of wine aroused much curiosity, something that later became a passion.
Their parents have always produced wine for their own consumption, and the heights of vintage and winemaking are from their earliest childhood memories.
You remember well that the whole family was there to help and it was a real party! The wine for itself meant joy and conviviality! They made the whole process of transformation: from the vineyard to the wine press. Later they would do the bottling and all this would spark something fascinating in itself.
"I think it was in childhood that I realized that my life would pass through wine!"
