Anselmo Mendes nasceu em Monção, filho mais velho de uma família que vive da agricultura e do vinho desde há muitas gerações. A paixão pela terra levou-o ao Instituto de Superior de Agronomia, em Lisboa, onde se licenciou em 1987.
Após estágio na Comissão de Viticultura dos Vinhos Verdes, entrou para a Sociedade dos Vinhos Borges em 1988. Três anos depois, Anselmo Mendes começou a estender a sua colaboração a outros produtores, particularmente nas regiões do Vinhos Verdes e do Douro.
Actualmente, este jovem enólogo tem sob a sua responsabilidade alguns dos melhores e mais afamados vinhos daquelas duas zonas vitivínicolas. Na sua região natal, orienta a produção, entre outros, os vinhos da Casa de Vila Verde, Provam – Produtores de Alvarinho de Monção, Casa de Cello e os vinhos da sua Quinta, em Melgaço (Muros de Melgaço e Muros Antigos), da Sociedade Agroturística Touquinheiras. No Douro, com o seu saber e talento, Anselmo Mendes tem contribuído para o prestígio de importantes marcas, como Quinta da Gaivosa, Quinta do Vale da Raposa, Quinta de Santa Júlia, Vinha do Romezal, Quinta de Covelos e Borges, Sociedade agrícola do Vale de Joana.

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Anselmo Mendes was born in Monção and has followed the tradition of his family of dedicating their lives to agriculture and wine, from generation to generation.
The passion for the land took him to “Instituto Superior de Agronomia” (Institute of Agronomy) in Lisbon, where he graduated in 1987. It was during his studies that his passion for wine grew. Two teachers, Pedro Belchior and Virgílio Loureiro, were very important to him. After a post in the “Comissão de Viticultura Regional dos Vinhos Verdes” – C.V.R.V.V. (Vinho Verde Regional Viticulture Committee), he worked for the “Sociedade dos Vinhos Borges” in 1988. At that time, there wasn’t any oenologist responsible for the Borges wines, and it was there that Anselmo learned and improved his techniques. Borges it’s a producer of Ports, Brandies, and wines from several Portuguese wine regions. Anselmo is still a consultant at there. Because his origin is Monçao, his first Quinta was in Vale do Minho, Vinho Verde region. This region is composed with three major valleys: Vale do Minho (Alvarinho grape), Vale do Lima (Loureiro grape) and Vale do Douro-Baião (Avesso grape). His passion is the Alvarinho grape variety, considered the most elegant Portuguese white grape and it is also the grape with most acidity. In 1998, Anselmo produced his first wine – Muros de Melgaço Alvarinho. Ever since, this wine is awarded year after year, by the Portuguese wine magazine Revista dos Vinhos. This magazine also awarded him in 1997 the Oenologist of the Year. At the moment he produces the following Vinho Verde wines: Muros de Melgaço, Muros Antigos Alvarinho, Muros Antigos, Loureiro, Espumante Muros Antigos, Passionada Loureiro, Alvarinho Curtimenta. Two new wines will be launched soon: Muros Antigos Avesso and Passito.
His last achievement came in 2006, when his wine “Muros Antigos Alvarinho 2005” was considered one of the best 100 wines of the world by the magazine Wine Enthusiast.
There’s no doubt that Anselmo Mendes is responsible for some of the best and most famous wines of Vinho Verde region.