Graduated in Food Engineering from the Catholic University of Porto, Francisco made his first harvest in the Douro in 1990 (Espumante Vértice).

He did harvests in California (Schramsberg - Napa Valley) and Australia (Taylors Wines - Clare Valley), and joined the Port sector in 1993, having worked at Rozès, Osborne, and Symington.

Francisco has been with the Fladgate Group since 2008.