Daughter of a Swiss Navy and Mother Officer, Sandra was born in the Azores and grew up in the Lisbon region. She brought with her the memories of the times when she was grappling the grapes in her grandfather's wine cellars in Alcochete, a past that explains her connection to this area.
She chose to study Agronomy in Lisbon and later took a Masters degree in Italy, where she studied in oenology and developed an extensive knowledge of quality international wines.
In 1999...
She arrived in Douro and started working with Cristiano van Zeller in Quinta Vale D. Maria
She took over the family wines project at Quinta de Chocapalha, in the Lisbon region.
In 2001...
Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges embark on their own wine adventure, creating a new company - Wine & Soul - and launching the first Pintas.
Today Wine & Soul wines are fruit of the dedicated work and passion that this emblematic double has for the Douro region.
