Luciana is originally from Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, which is the second largest wine producing State in the country. She emigrated to the United States when she was 18. In 2009, she moved to Switzerland where she earned her Master's Degree in International Relations and obtained her Sommelier Certification from L'Association Suisse des Sommelier Professionel (ASSP) in Lausanne.

During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Luciana served as the Exclusive Sommelier for the Swiss Government. She conducted presentations for 1,800 attendees pertaining to the culture of various Swiss cheeses and Swiss wines.

While living in Brazil, she operated her own successful wine bar and specialized in Alpine wine and cheese culture. Then in 2018 she became a certified sommelier instructor from the International Sommelier Guild. She has a very strong interest in cheeses and is even the Brand Ambassador for the oldest Swiss cheese style and the first Suisse cheese to obtain the AOP (Appellation Origin Protege) L'Etivaz AOP-Fromage D'Alpage.