{"id":13998,"date":"2025-01-17T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fladgatewines.com\/our_team\/francisco-tovar\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:18:54","slug":"francisco-tovar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/en\/our_team\/francisco-tovar\/","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Tovar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13998\" class=\"elementor elementor-13998 elementor-13992\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28a473 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d28a473\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b467ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b467ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FRANCISCO TOVAR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7612b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee7612b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd90ab2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd90ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d5c51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51d5c51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fc8d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61fc8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FT-635x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FT-635x1024.jpg 635w, https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FT-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FT-768x1238.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FT-600x968.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FT.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f82c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6f82c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c3260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c3260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Francisco Tovar holds a degree in Food Engineering from the Catholic University of Porto. His career in the wine industry began in 1990 with his first harvest in the Douro Valley, working on the production of V\u00e9rtice sparkling wine. <\/p>\n<p>Driven by a passion for winemaking, Francisco gained valuable international experience in some of the world\u2019s most renowned wine regions, participating in harvests at Schramsberg in Napa Valley, California, and Taylor Wines in Clare Valley, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993, Francisco transitioned to the Port wine sector, where he held key positions at several prestigious companies. His extensive industry experience and profound knowledge of Port wine have been pivotal to his successful career. <\/p>\n<p>Since 2008, Francisco has been an integral part of The Fladgate Partnership, where he currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for the Still and Sparkling Wine division. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing daily operations and ensuring the seamless management of the business. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9ca8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b9ca8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c7fa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67c7fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fca163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fca163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/fladgatewines.com\/en\/our_team\/\">&lt; Back to the Team Page<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRANCISCO TOVAR CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Francisco Tovar holds a degree in Food Engineering from the Catholic University of Porto. His career in the wine industry began in 1990 with his first harvest in the Douro Valley, working on the production of V\u00e9rtice sparkling wine. 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