The People
Our people are the foundation of the project.
Family
As the story goes, it was in 2013 that Pedro Drummond Borges, together with his wife, began this adventure.

Pedro Drummond Borges
Pedro is a businessman with over 30 years of experience in multinational companies, where he reached the position of General Menager, and another 20 years as an entrepreneur. With the dream of bringing the family together, alongside his wife, he embarked on this project out of his passion for the estate. He designed the houses, where each of their five children has a room, and two dormitories to accommodate all the grandchildren.
Tiago Drummond Borges
Tiago, the third son, after 12 years of experience in the financial, commercial, and logistics sectors, is now his father’s right-hand man in the family’s estate business. Responsible for coordinating operations, Tiago splits his time between vineyard and winery activities and the strategic development of the brand. Involved in the project from the start and with a special connection to the estate, it was an easy transition from office life to the landscapes of the Douro.

Partners
To produce a high-quality wine, numerous factors are required. Some cannot be changed, like the soil or the vineyard’s exposure; others cannot be controlled, like the weather. But a few, though rare, depend on human intervention.

Francisco Batista
Francisco Batista, the winemaker, joined the project later, but all the Quinta’s wines bear his signature. Originally from the Bairrada region, he settled in the Douro early on. As a deep connoisseur of the region, he has been a key figure in building the path for Quinta do Carvalhido.
Engineer José Miguel Telles
Engineer José Miguel Telles has been helping us from the beginning with all viticultural activities. An engineer with extensive experience in the Douro, he is responsible for planning all vineyard operations, from treatments to pruning, ripeness controls, and determining the start and end of the harvests.

Cristina, Vítor, and Márcio
Cristina, Vítor, and Márcio are essential to this project, tending to our vines daily. It requires great alignment between what is envisioned for the vineyard and what is ultimately intended to be produced in the winery. It is equally important to implement all the necessary measures and practices in the vineyard to ensure that we get the best from the terroir. We owe this to their dedication to the estate.