Mendes & Symington

Mendes & Symington is a partnership formed in 2023 between the Symington family and winemaker Anselmo Mendes. The Symingtons have been making exceptional wines in Portugal’s Douro Valley since 1882 and are one of the region’s most influential family-owned producers. Anselmo Mendes, from Monção in the Vinho Verde region, is celebrated for his work with Alvarinho and has built an international reputation for elevating Portugal’s white wines. Together, the two families united their shared passion for quality, innovation, and authenticity to create Mendes & Symington. The partnership focuses on producing premium white wines from the Monção and Baião sub-regions of the Vinho Verde DOC, the birthplace of Portugal’s finest Alvarinho. The region’s granite soils, cool climate, and influence from the nearby Atlantic Ocean give the wines their fresh, lively flavor. Each bottle reflects the coming together of two great Portuguese wine families, combining generations of knowledge with a forward-looking vision rooted in tradition, place, and the future of Portuguese wine.