Our Vision

Execute sustainable impact businesses in Portugal and around the world.

ESG - Environmental, Social & Governance

We adopt a comprehensive approach to ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) practices, integrating them into every aspect of our investments and operations, for example:

Environmental: development of sustainable eco & wine tourism projects (e.g., viticulture and other agroforestry activities), contributing with the preservation of biodiversity and the reduction of the carbon footprint;
Social: engaging the local communities from the conceptualization stage, resulting in job creation and training, and stimulating the local economic growth;
Governance: we follow strict standards of transparency and accountability, ensuring that investments are managed responsibly and ethically.

Value Proposition

Skin & Soul in the Game

Case Studies

Client: Institutional investor

Location: Évora, Alentejo, Portugal

Management and development of a wine resort & spa in Évora, in the Alentejo region, Portugal, including: property evaluation and acquisition, market and urban analysis, conceptualization & design, master plan, licensing, financial modeling, hotel management agreement, between others.

Case Studies

Client: Wine producer

Location: Dão, Portugal

Management and development of a wine tourism project in the Dão region, Portugal, including market and urban analysis, conceptualization & design, master plan, licensing, financial modeling, among others.

Case Studies

Client: Institutional investor

Location: Marvão, Alentejo, Portugal

Project management and development of an eco resort & spa in Marvão, in the Alentejo region, Portugal, including: property evaluation and acquisition, market and urban analysis, conceptualization & design, master plan, licensing, financial modeling, among others.

Case Studies

Client: Hotel operator

Location: Portugal

Premium Wine Club, including conceptualization, market analysis and business modeling.

Partners

CHRISTIANO PAZZINI

Founder & Partner

More than 20 years of experience in Equity Research, Business Development, Finance & Corporate Governance, Institutional Relations, Strategic Planning, among others, acting as an executive and entrepreneur in investment banking and large companies in Brazil and worldwide (USA, Japan, Mozambique and Portugal);
As an executive for large companies such as Vale, he was the leader or co-leader of some projects with a CAPEX totaling US$ 8.4Bi, including one M&A and three greenfield developments in Brazil and Africa;
Co-founder and partner of InVino Capital, Christiano has been living in Portugal for 6 years, leading the project development team;
He initiated his immersion into the wine industry in 1996 through the Brazilian Sommeliers Association, where he coordinated technical tasting workshops for over 20 years and also supported the opening of a new branch of ABS-Rio;
Christiano earned a BA in Mechanical Production Engineering from PUC-Rio with post graduations in Business Management (COPPEAD) and Mining Business (Fundação Dom Cabral).

MARCOS BARCELLOS

Founder & Partner

More than 20 years of experience in International Business, Business Development, Logistics Operation acting in strategic positions as an executive and entrepreneur, including international transactions in the North America, Europe and Latin America;
Executive for large companies such as Vale, Aracruz and Votorantim, he has been involved in many M&A operational achievements, strategic projects and turnarounds, leading more than US$ 2.5Bi in savings;
Co-founder and partner of InVino Capital Marcos has been responsible for leading the fundraising process and the back-office team (HR, Legal, Tax, Accounting, IT, Marketing).
Over the past 10 years, he has also dedicated his work to entrepreneurship causes, including work as a strategic advisor for more than 15 start-ups;
Marcos earned a degree in Economics from UFES and Master of Business from FGV-EAESP and has two post-graduate degrees in Management (Fundação Dom Cabral) and Supply Chain (USP).

LUC MORON

Partner

Luc was born in France and spent most of his corporate life overseas, mainly in Asia and Latin America.
He is a partner of InVino Capital with a focus on Hospitality and Agroforestry.
Worked for 20 years at LVMH (Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton) in marketing, sales and general brand management in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. He was also the CEO of a watch and jewelry company privately owned by Swiss investors, with a 360º role, from design and production to marketing and sales.
As a private investor, Luc has been a founding partner from 2006 of OAA, a sustainable olive plantation in the state of Bahia that was the first company to achieve olive oil production in the Northeast of Brazil and received a Gold Medal at the Olio Nuovo World Contest in Paris in 2021 with its brand “Rio de Contas”.
Since 2022, he has moved to Portugal where he is developing a sustainable agroforestry project on a plot of land that he acquired near Grândola, in Alentejo.
Luc holds an MBA from ESSEC and is also a former student of the advanced management courses at INSEAD. In 2023, he obtained a certificate of organic farmer from the Portuguese government. Luc is fluent in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.

About Us

We have consolidated the communication of digital & social media profiles into a single channel, where from now on you will be able to follow all the group’s news, e.g., InVino Capital, InVinoVeritas and our products & services.

InVino Capital is a Fund Advisor and member of the Advisory Board of InVino Fund. We work to analyze and indicate investment opportunities combining profitability and sustainability.

In addition to assisting in the diversification of investments, InVino Capital’s partner lawyers assist our clients during the process of obtaining the Golden Visa, allowing access to European residency and/or citizenship.

Wine tourism is a reality in most wine-producing countries, where it is treated as a fundamental activity in the process of consolidating brands and enhancing terroir, acting as an important vector of development and innovation.

The InVinoVeritas team specializes in developing wine tourism projects and focuses on maximizing the value and sustainability of the enterprise through exploring synergies between the wine and hospitality businesses.