Rui Manuel Bento Reguinga
Description
Wineries
Professional Beginning Year
1990
Description of their own wines
"As a winemaker, I am merely an interpreter of the terroirs and the varieties. With the humility of someone who understands the extraordinary vicissitudes of nature, I strive to achieve the maximum harmony I can extract from the plants."
Professional career
His career began in 1990 with a harvest in Champagne. From 1991 to the year 2000, he worked as a wine consultant, providing his services throughout Portugal. Since the year 2000, he has been the Winemaking Director at Rui Reguinga Enologia, crafting the wines of Quinta dos Roques. In 2009, he was awarded Winemaker of the Year by Revista de Vinhos.
Work
Consultant enologist for various Portuguese and South American firms.
Training
Graduated in Agro-Industrial Engineering from the Institute of Agronomy of Lisbon (2000) and Postgraduate in Wine Marketing from the Higher School of Biotechnology of the Catholic University of Oporto.