Quinta de la Rosa

OUR TEAM

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At La Rosa, our team expands from wine making to restaurants and hospitality. Our process is built on collaboration, exploration, and precision.

Sophia Bergqvist

Sophia relaunched Quinta de la Rosa with the help of her father, Tim and brother, Philip in 1988. In doing so she became the 6th generation directly involved in the port trade. Sophia oversees the day-to-day running of La Rosa and has carefully grown the business over the last three decades.

Jorge Moreira

Jorge Moreira Jorge joined La Rosa from Real Companhia Velha in 2002. Shortly after arriving he focused on each vineyard, made improvements and investments enabling him to discover the true expression that marks La Rosa's style today. Jorge is as one of Portugal’s most respected winemakers and has been instrumental to La Rosa’s success.

Kit & Mark Weaver

Sophia’s eldest son joined the business full-time in 2019 after a brief stint working for a London tech startup. Kit is responsible for sales and marketing of the wines, and together with Philip, is managing La Rosa’s brewing project.

Philip Bergqvist

Sophia’s eldest son joined the business full-time in 2019 after a brief stint working for a London tech startup. Kit is responsible for sales and marketing of the wines, and together with Philip, is managing La Rosa’s brewing project.

BEHIND THE WINES

Nuno BarrosHead of Viticulture
Mário TeixeiraAssistant Wine Maker
Fábio OliveiraAssistant Wine Maker
João EstevesAssistant Wine Maker
Manuela JoséAssistant Wine Maker
Cilina VilelaFinance
Carina BatistaExport Manaager

Front of House

Alina PereiraHead of Tourism
Ana RodriguesFront of House
Andreia SilvaFront of House
Patrícia OliveiraFront of House

Cozinha da Clara

Chefs

Pedro CardosoExecutive Chef
Sergio SantosHead Chef
Cristiana ValenteSous-chef
Pedro CasalSous-chef
Filipa MonteiroSous-chef/Patisserie
Tânia GuedesKitchen Porter

Waiters

Pedro AlegriaWaiter
Paula HenriquesWaitress
Débora ConceiçãoWaitress

Maintenance

Sérgio GonçalvesMaintenance
Bruno SequeiraMaintenance