“It’s easy to understand why we named our company ‘Wine&Soul’ a project that we put our heart and soul into. Where we create warm and personal wines that symbolize our life.”
Winemakers / Owners
Sandra Tavares da Silva & Jorge Serôdio Borges
1999
Two hearts, one great wine
“All we had was a dream, a vision, a project in common that would embrace our life as a couple.”
Jorge Serôdio
Jorge was born and bred a Douro Valley man, with no intention of ever leaving. Since a very young age, his heart has been in the vineyards and the valleys. His family has a strong lineage and tradition of owning “Quintas” and of producing Port wines, making him the 5th generation of the family to produce port wines. Because of his close connection to wines, Jorge decided to study enology. During his studies, he was already working and collaborating with prestigious “Quintas” around the Douro. In 1999 he joined forces with recognized winemakers and revolutionized not only Douro wines, but also Sandra’s heart. After just two years, Wine&Soul was born.
Sandra Tavares
Sandra is from Lisbon, where she studied agronomy. After completing her degree in Lisbon, she decided to travel to Piacenza in Italy to take her master’s of enology. With her heart back in Portugal, there was only one region where she hadn’t explored or worked, the Douro Valley. In 1999, she came to the Douro for an internship, and that job opened the doors to her future home. In the same year, Sandra met Jorge, her husband and business partner. Just two years later, they got married and Wine&Soul was born.
2001
"Our goal is to create wines that express the full character of the traditional vineyards and varieties in the Douro Valley"
The innovative yet rustic winery was founded nearly ten years ago by Jorge Serôdio Borges and his wife Sandra Tavares da Silva, two of the most celebrated winemakers in Portugal, who wanted to channel their extensive experience into a winery that would showcase the traditional varieties of the Douro Valley on an international scale.
Their first creation was a wine called Pintas, named after the couple’s restless English Pointer. What was initially an old Port lodge is today a reflection of the Douro’s history and tradition, using grapes from old vines with more than 40 mixed grape varieties. In it the grandeur, breadth and richness of this region.
“We started making a garage wine we called ‘Pintas’ (spots), a single vineyard red wine that comes from a very old vineyard with companion planting, where over 40 varieties grow together.”
Sandra Tavares
Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges began their adventure in 2001. In the beginning, the young couple had no vineyards and no wine, but they shared a dream, a personal project to which they have devoted themselves body and soul.
The name Wine & Soul is the product of their passion and total commitment to wine. From the start, this company’s work has focused on a tireless search for exceptional vines in the Pinhão Valley – the historic heart of great Port wines – to give them a voice.
“We wanted to make a full-bodied wine, wild and vertiginous, that would illustrate the flair and colossal landscape of the Douro Valley. Pintas just shows the best version of the Douro, the strength, the enthusiasm and the perfect balance with long and lasting finish.”
Jorge Serôdio Borges
until 2008
Developing the wines
"We then crafted the other wines in the Wine & Soul portfolio: The red Pintas Character, a blend of 5 distinct plots that surround the Pintas Vineyard. The white Guru, produced from high-altitude very old vineyards."
Sandra & Jorge
And our extremely special 5G Port Wine, a very, very old Tawny Port that originates from a blend of several very old Port wines, most of them over a hundred years old.
2009
Quinta da Manoella
"A fabulous estate planted primarily with very old vineyards, facing south and south-east, some of them over a hundred years old."
"Our very first wine, Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas, quickly became one of the best and most remarkable wines in the Douro."
Jorge is the 5th generation of a long line of wine producers and winery owners. Therefore, in 2009 Sandra and Jorge acquired “Quinta da Manoella”, an estate with a history that dates back to 1838.
The Quinta da Manoella vineyards are over a hundred years old, bordered on both sides by young vineyards that are 30 years old, some even more recent. Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas was immediately recognized as one of the greatest wines of Douro.
Present
Wine & Soul embodies the spirit of a new wave of top quality Douro Wines, sourced from very old vineyards, low yields, limited production showcase the character of each particular vineyard and the very special nature of each unique terroir. Wines crafted with minimum intervention, letting nature and terroir take the lead and speak for themselves.
“We respect this region’s land, values and traditions by making terroir wines with great aging potential. Today we have much more experience, we understand and know the vineyards much better, which is helpful. But the most important thing is the love and passion we feel for our wines and our company. This is the same as it was back in 2001.”
Wine & Soul has become the image of the modern Douro: a Douro where nature and each vineyard’s personality speak the loudest. Our wines are living proof that the traditional vineyards that produce great Vintage Ports are also capable of producing great Douro wines.
The love and passion we feel for our wines and our company is the same as it was back in 2001
“Over the years we have looked for old vineyards, preferably those that have traditionally been used to make outstanding Vintage Port. We believe there is a close connection and strong relationship between Port and Douro wines, and are keen to show that the best port wine vineyards are also the very best vineyards for the greatest Douro wines.”
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2003
Pintas 2001
- Decanter World Award
- The Best of 2003 – Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
2005
Pintas Vintage 2003
- Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge
- Gold Medal – Mundus Vini
Pintas 2003
- Trophy- Decanter World Wine Awards
- 92 – Robert Parker
- The Best of 2005- Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
Pintas 2001 & 2003
- Financial Times – Jancis Robinson
Portuguese Wines Defy the Snobs
2006
Wine & Soul
- Nominated Newcomer of the year – Wein Gourmet – Wine Awards
Pintas 2004
- Trophy- Decanter World Wine Awards
- Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge
- The Best of 2006- Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
- 94 – Robert Parker
Guru 2004
- Gold Medal- Decanter World Wine Awards
- Champion White Trophy – Decanter World Wine Awards
- Portuguese White Trophy- Decanter World Wine Awards
- James Rogers Trophy – Decanter World Wine Awards
2007
Pintas 2005
- 95 – Robert Parker
- The Best of 2007- Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
Guru 2005
- Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge
Pintas Vintage 2005
- Gold Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
2008
Jorge Serôdio Borges
- Winemaker of the Year – A Essência do Vinho
- Young Winemaker of the Year – Prémio NS Vinho – Revista NS
Pintas 2006
- 92 – Robert Parker
2009
Pintas 2007
- 93 – Robert Parker
- The Best of 2009 – Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
2010
Pintas Character 2008
- Gold Medal – Mundus Vini
- 94 – Robert Parker
2011
Jorge Serôdio Borges
- Winemaker of the Year – Wine Magazine
Pintas 2009
- 93 – Robert Parker
- The Best of 2011 – Prémio de Excelência – Revista Vinhos
Quinta da Manoella VV 2009
- 93 – Robert Parker
2012
Pintas Character 2010
- 92 – Decanter Magazine
Pintas 2009
- 94 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
- 18,5 – Decanter Awards – 5 Star Wine
Pintas 2010
- 92 – Robert Parker
- 3rd Red Wine – Essência do Vinho – Top 10 Vinhos Portugueses
Quinta da Manoella VV 2009
- 93 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
Quinta da Manoella VV 2010
- 92 – Robert Parker
- The Best of 2012 – Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
Pintas Vintage 2009
- Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge
- 95 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
Tawny 10 Years Old
- 92 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
2013
Guru 2011
- 2nd White Wine – Essência do Vinho – Top Vinhos Portugueses
Pintas Character 2009
- 95 – Wine Enthusiast – Cellar Selection
Pintas Character 2010
- 92 – Wine Spectator
Pintas 2010
- 94 – Wine Enthusiast – Cellar Selection
- 93 – Wine Spectator
Pintas 2011
- 1st Red Wine – Essência do Vinho – Top 10 Vinhos Portugueses
- 94 – Robert Parker
- The Best of 2012 – Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
Pintas Vintage 2009
- 94 – Wine Enthusiast – Cellar Selection
Pintas Vintage 2011
- 96 – Wine Enthusiast – Cellar Selection
- 94 – Wine Spectator
2014
Pintas 2011
- 98 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
Pintas Character 2011
- 94 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
Quinta da Manoella VV 2011
- 95 – Wine Spectator – Top Wines
- The Best of 2014 – Guia de Vinhos de Portugal – João Paulo Martins
Quinta da Manoella VV 2012
- 92 – Robert Parker
- 18,5 – The Best of 2014 – A Essência do Vinho
Wine & Soul
- Producer of the Year 2014 – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
2015
Guru 2013
- 96 – Decanter Award
Pintas Character 2012
- 93 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas 2012
- 18,5 – Jancis Robinson
- 95 – Wine Enthusiast – Cellar Selection
- 92 – Wine Spectator
- 92 – Robert Parker
Quinta da Manoella VV 2012
- The Best of 2015 – Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinhos
- 18,5 – The Best of 2015 – A Essência do Vinho
2016
Sandra Tavares da Silva
- Winemaker Award – Prémio Especial 10 Anos Revista Paixão pelo Vinho (2006-2016)
- Winemaker of the Year – Prémio W
Jorge Serôdio Borges
- Winemaker of the year 2016 – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
Guru 2014
- 92 – Wine Spectator
Pintas Character 2013
- 92 – Robert Parker
- 94 – Wine & Spirits
- 93 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas 2013
- 96 – Wine Enthusiasts – Top 100 Cellar Selection
- The Best of 2016 – Guia de Vinhos de Portugal – João Paulo Martins
- 93 – Wine Spectator
- 94 – Robert Parker
Quinta da Manoella VV 2013
- 92 – Wine Spectator
- 93 – Robert Parker
- 92 – Wine & Spirits
- 94 – Wine Enthusiast
Quinta da Manoella VV 2014
- 18,5 – The Best of 2014 – A Essência do Vinho
- The Best of 2016 – Prémio Excelência – Revista Vinho
Manoella Red 2013
- 92 – Robert Parker
- 92 – Wine Enthusiast
2017
Guru 2015
- 92 – Robert Parker
Guru 2016
- 92 – Wine Spectator
- 93 – Robert Parker
Pintas Character 2015
- 94 – Robert Parker
Pintas 2014
- 92+ – Robert Parker
- 95 – Wine & Spirits
- 94 – Wine Enthusiast – Cellar Selection
- 93 – Wine Spectator
Pintas 2015
- 97 – Robert Parker
- 92 – Wine Spectator
Quinta da Manoella VV 2014
- 92 – Decanter Award
- 92 – Wine Spectator
Quinta da Manoella VV 2015
- 96 – Robert Parker
- 92 – Wine Spectator
Manoella Red 2014
- 92 – Decanter Award
Manoella Red 2015
- 92 – Robert Parker
Pintas Vintage 2004
- 93 – Robert Parker
Pintas Vintage 2005
- 92 – Robert Parker
Pintas Vintage 2009
- 93 – Robert Parker
Pintas Vintage 2011
- 95+ – Robert Parker
Pintas Vintage 2015
- 95 – Robert Parker
- 92 – Wine Spectator
2018
Wine&Soul
- Wine Spectator’s Critic’s Choice Award in recognition for producing one of the world greatest wines
- Wine & Spirits 2018 – Top 100 Wineries
Guru 2016
- 92 – Wine & Spirits
Guru 2017
- Press Choice – White Wine
Pintas Character 2015
- 93 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas Character 2016
- 93 – Wine & Spirits
Pintas 2015
- 95 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas 2016
- Top 30 – Prémio Grandes Escolhas
- 92 – Wine & Spirits
Quinta da Manoella VV 2015
- 93 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas Vintage 2015
- 95 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas Vintage 2016
- 94/96 – Robert Parker
Pintas Vintage 2017
- 97 – Nattverden.com – Tom Marthinsen
- 95 – Wine Enthusiast
Pintas 2017
- 97 – Nattverden.com – Tom Marthinsen
Quinta da Manoella VV 2017
- 98- Nattverden.com – Tom Marthinsen
Pintas Character 2017
- 94 – Nattverden.com – Tom Marthinsen
Guru 2018
- 94 – Nattverden.com – Tom Marthinsen
Manoella Tinto 2017
- 92 – Nattverden.com – Tom Marthinsen
2019
Wine&Soul
- Wine Spectator’s Critic’s Choice Award in recognition for producing one of the world greatest wines
Guru 2017
- 93 – Wine Spectator
- 92 – Robert Parker
Pintas Character 2016
- 92 – Robert Parker
- 92 – Wine & Spirits
Pintas Character 2017
- 92 – Robert Parker
Pintas 2016
- 95 – Wine Spectator
- 94 – Robert Parker
Pintas 2017
- 95+ – Robert Parker
- Top 30 – Prémio Grandes Escolhas
Quinta da Manoella VV 2016
- 93 – Wine Spectator
- 94 – Robert Parker
- 93 – Wine & Spirits
- 94- Decanter Award
Quinta da Manoella VV 2017
- 95 – Robert Parker
Manoella Red 2016
- Top 100 Wines – Wine Spectator
Pintas Vintage 2017
- 97/99 – Robert Parker
2020
Sandra Tavares da Silva
- Financial Timas – Jancis Robinson – The Most Notable Female Winemakers in the World
Pintas 2018
- 19 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Pintas 2017
- Top 100 Wines of 2020 Wine Spectator
- 96 – Wine Spectator
- 93 – James Suckling
- 95 – Robert Parker
- 18 – Jancis Robinson
Guru NM
- 19 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Guru 2019
- 95 – Robert Parker
- 18 – Revista Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
- 18,5 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Guru 2018
- 93 – Wine Spectator
- 17,5 – Jancis Robinson
Pintas Character 2017
- 92 – Wine Spectator
- 93 – James Suckling
- 17 – Jancis Robinson
- 18 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Quinta da Manoella VV 2017
- 97 – Wine Spectator
- 92 – James Suckling
- 94 – Wine & Spirits
- 93+ – Robert Parker
- 17,5 – Jancis Robinson
Pintas Vintage 2017
- 95 – Wine Spectator
Pintas Vintage 2018
- 97 – Robert Parker
- 19 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
- 95 – Wine Spectator
Manoella Tinto 2017
- 17 – Jancis Robinson
- 92 – James Suckling
Manoella Branco 2019
- 16,5 – Jancis Robinson
- 90 – James Suckling
Manoella Rosé 2019
- 16,5 – Jancis Robinson
2021
Guru NM
- The Best White Wine of 2020 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
- The Best of The Year 2020 – Top 30 – Excellence Award – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
- 18,5 – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
- 19/96+ – Wine & Stuff
Guru 2019
- 18 – The Best of The Year 2020 Awards – Douro and Port – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
- 19 – Great Choice – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Guru 2020
- 93- Robert Parker
Pintas 2017
- 18,5 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Pintas 2018
- 18 – Julia Harding (Douro Primeira Prova)
- 94 – Wine Spectator
- 18,5 – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
Pintas 2019
- 97 -Robert Parker
Pintas vintage 2018
- 18 – Revista de Vinhos – A Essência do Vinho
- 97 – Livets Goda
Pintas vintage 2019
- 97+- Robert Parker
- 95+- Wine & Spirits
Pintas Character 18
- 18 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Pintas Character 2019
- 92 – Robert Parker
Quinta da Manoella VV 2011
- 19 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Quinta da Manoella VV 2018
- 19,5 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
- 95- Wine Spectator
Quinta da Manoella VV 19
- 95- Robert Parker
Vinha do Altar 2019
- Market Choice Award – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Manoella Red 2018
- 91 Pontos – Wine Spectator
Manoella Red 2019
- 91+ – Robert Parker
Manoella White
- 89+ – Robert Parker
Manoella 10 Years old Tawny
- 89 – Robert Parker
Manoella 10 Years old Extra Dry White Port
- 90 – Robert Parker
Manoella 10 Years old White Port
- 89 – Robert Parker
Ruby Finest Reserve
- 17,5 – Revista Evasões
- 17 – Revista Grandes Escolhas
Since it was created, Wine&Soul’s philosophy has been based on respect for the family legacy passed down from a long tradition of winemaking in the Douro region. But we do not simply accept this noble inheritance: we seek to enhance it with a fresh vision.
Our work is the result of the character and hard work of those who, every day, give their Heart and Soul to this project.
Sandra Tavares da Silva
Co-Owner and Founder / Winemaker
Jorge Serôdio Borges
Co-Owner and Founder / Winemaker
Rita Mendes
Winemaker
Vasco Coutinho
Managing Director
Ana Botelho
Administration & Logistics Manager
Júlia Sampaio
Marketing & Wine Tourism Manager
Marta Carvalho
Financial and Human Resources Manager
Sofia Valério
Labelling & Logistics
Vitor Valério
Cellar Manager
Elisabete Veiga
Operational Assistant
Miguel Ramos
Cellar Hand
Luís Lopes
Vineyard Manager
José Manuel Pinto
Machine Operator
Manuel Esteves
Machine Operator
Nelson Pinto
Cellar Assistant
Helder Pinto
Tourist Guide
Ana Ferreira
Wine Tourism Guide
Octávio Ferreira
Vineyard Worker
Ezequiel Exposto
Vineyard Worker
Januário Soares
Vineyard Worker
Elízio Silva
Vineyard Worker
Benvinda da Santa Maria
Vineyard Worker
Arménio Sarmento
Vineyard Worker
Our policy has always been to help drive the development of the local economy and families. Our team is mostly from this region, and in 2014 we decided to join Bagos D'Ouro. We became a partner of this social program to help children/teenagers from the region with their studies and their future.
About Bagos d'Ouro
It all began with a dream. The dream of a more just society. Of a more balanced, equitable and, above all, inclusive Douro. Where all children have equal opportunities. Where new generations play an active role in reversing the cycle of poverty and social exclusion through EDUCATION, the “most powerful weapon to change the world”.
“We are a privately owned charitable institution in Portugal (IPSS). Established in 2010, our mission is to promote the education of children and young people in need in the Douro, to drive social inclusion in the region.
Based on a long-term commitment and proximity strategy, we work individually with each child and teen we support, accompanying their educational, social and family life up to their integration into society. Bagos d’Ouro operates in 6 councils in the Douro – Alijó, Armamar, Murça, Sabrosa, São João da Pesqueira and Tabuaço – working with more than 200 children and their families, in a total of around 300 people. In the near future we plan to expand our intervention area to two new boroughs.”
Today’s seeds are the Bagos d’Ouro (Golden Berries) of tomorrow.
Looking for more information about our wine? Feel free to contact us.
(+351) 254 738 076
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