PEOPLE

Catarina Sequeira graduated in Economics at the Catolica School of Business & Economics, Lisbon. With executive training in Marketing and Sales, she began her career in the Business Department of one of the main telecommunications companies in Portugal, Sonae. Dynamic and passionate about the Douro, from a young age she ran vineyards with her sister Rita, now a winemaker, and her mother Maria Elisa Galante, her eternal inspiration. In 2013, the appeal of the Douro was stronger and she left Lisbon to dedicate herself full time to the family project, which evolved into her own project with her brothers Rita and César Sequeira. The main enthusiast of the Golddrink project it is in the Douro where we find her, in between her busy Marketing and Sales schedule for the estate products across borders, among barrels, hulls and rafts and in activities on horseback, dedicating time to her love for animals.

Rita Sequeira is owner of Quinta das Sequeirinhas and a Wine Maker. From an early age she showed a passion for the Douro, joining her father in the winemaking processes and in all harvests at Quinta de Vale de Sapos and Quinta de Marrocos. In 2005 she graduated in Agricultural Engineering and Enology at the University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro, having taught on the subjects of Irrigation and Fertilization, Nursery Creation and Production. But it was her dedication to the grape varieties, terroir and complex processes of creating the Porto and the Douro wines that inspired the whole family. Her talent is now recognized at the highest level, with her wines present in more than 16 countries and relevant international awards.

Nuno Morais graduated in Enology at the University of Trás os Montes and Alto Douro with a specialization at the School of Biotechnology at the Catholic University of Porto. He started his professional activity in the Marketing and Sales Area in the Wine Sector before completing his training in Oenology.

Despite the commercial activity, which began in the late 1990s, both in the domestic and foreign markets, he has been linked to wine production since 2005, having passed through practically all regions of Portugal and, in France, in the regions of Burgundy and Languedoc. In 2018, after being in markets such as China, Europe and the Americas, he definitely returned to Portugal to dedicate himself to his passion for wine. The dynamics and versatility that characterizes it leads it to be almost everywhere: In the cellar or vineyard, in the warehouse or at a wine show. Born in Porto, he finally returned to the Douro, where the appeal was always strong, where everything began... where everything is reborn.

She was born in the hills of the Douro, where the vines wove their destiny. Daughter of farmers, she grew up rooted in the land, absorbing her father's passion for wine from an early age. In the Portuguese Army, four years shaped her with responsibility, camaraderie and empathy. In 2019, she graduated in Tourism at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, and since then, guiding people through destinations and stories has deepened her connection with human interaction. Over time, her thirst for interaction and her curiosity about the complexity of communication led her to a new challenge: a Master Degree in Communication Sciences with a focus on Marketing. Today, she is a storyteller, adventure guide and passionate communicator who celebrates the connection between people and places.

Born in 1996, Beatriz Pinto spent her entire childhood in the village of Mesão Frio, which serves as the gateway to the Douro Demarcated Region. Between vineyards and mills, she developed a taste for the best that the region has to offer, wine. Later, she graduated in Languages for International Relations at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and soon realized that relations were her passion. She started her professional career in hospitality, made a short stint in the health area, but the appeal for Tourism and permanent contact with different countries spoke louder. She joined Quinta das Sequeirinhas as a Guide, where she will be ready to receive and welcome those who visit us.

The connection to the Douro and the willingness to embrace new challenges brought Luís Correia to the Golddrink group. Graduated in Tourism at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo and Postgraduate at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, he has always been linked professionally to tourism and wine tourism. His experience includes traveling along the Port Wine Route, working in hotels at Pousadas de Portugal and rural tourism, where he cultivated a special aptitude for teamwork. Today he applies his experience in the administrative area and in supporting tourism and wines at Quintas de Marrocos, Vale de Sapos and Sequeirinhas.

If it was possible to discover the origin of all the actions of which we are proud of, we would find it in our mother's heart. Maria Elisa was born in Lisbon in 1949. In 1971 she followed her husband César Sequeira while finishing his PhD at the University of London. After returning, she devoted entirely to the family and to the Quinta they had inherited the Douro.

Passionate about the arts, she finished the studies in Interior Design at the Museum School Ricardo Espirito Santo Silva, in 1985. Four children and the farm duties kept her away from design, but in the Douro she rebuilt Casa de Marrocos and took off with tourism. She died in 2013 still active and enthusiastic, firmly believing in the potential of Douro and asserting herself by her simplicity and femininity.