Hugo Mendes originally trained as a biomedical engineer, but in 2004 he worked his first wine harvest and decided to entirely change his career. He became a winemaker, and for 11 years worked in cellars and consulted all over Portugal. In 2016 however, tired of making wines to other people’s specifications, he decided to strike out on his own. He got a good deal on some friend’s grapes, made the wine in a friend’s winery, and pre-sold as much wine as he could over social media just so he could afford to bottle it. Since that first vintage, however, Hugo has skyrocketed to the heights of Portuguese wine culture. He has become well known for his efforts to help build up a new, younger, more dynamic Portuguese wine community and the endless creativity of his wine making. Hugo and his wife created the Pitau line with a specific purpose that goes beyond just making great wine: to fund social work and community projects in the local area where they grew up. The 'easy to love' cat on the label is a reflection of this. This coastal white field blend of Arinto, Fernão Pires, Alvarinho, and Vital is crisp and vibrant but textured with prominent citrus and orchard fruits and salty mineral notes.
Hugo Mendes originally trained as a biomedical engineer, but in 2004 he worked his first wine harvest and decided to entirely change his career. He became a winemaker, and for 11 years worked in cellars and consulted all over Portugal. In 2016 however, tired of making wines to other people’s specifications, he decided to strike out on his own. He got a good deal on some friend’s grapes, made the wine in a friend’s winery, and pre-sold as much wine as he could over social media just so he could afford to bottle it. Since that first vintage, however, Hugo has skyrocketed to the heights of Portuguese wine culture. He has become well known for his efforts to help build up a new, younger, more dynamic Portuguese wine community and the endless creativity of his wine making. Hugo and his wife created the Pitau line with a specific purpose that goes beyond just making great wine: to fund social work and community projects in the local area where they grew up. The 'easy to love' cat on the label is a reflection of this. This coastal white field blend of Arinto, Fernão Pires, Alvarinho, and Vital is crisp and vibrant but textured with prominent citrus and orchard fruits and salty mineral notes.
