Vale da Capucha was established on the family property by Pedro Marques and his brother within the Torres Vedras DOC, 45 minutes northwest of Lisbon and approximately 10 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. Pedro began his journey in estate management as a child, participating in the grape harvest every year. In 2003, he interned in California, and that's when he decided winemaking would be his full-time career.
After traveling throughout Portugal and other cooler climate wine regions, he began the process of transforming the property in 2007, culminating in the release of their first vintage in 2009/2010. They planted the entire property, 13 hectares, with local grape varieties such as Fernao Pires, Arinto, Gouveio, Alvarinho, Castelao and Touriga Nacional. Initially there were a few French varieties that didn't do well, viognier and syrah, both later grafted with local grapes by Pedro. The property is located on the slopes above the family property, on a limestone vein from the Kimmeridgian era, benefiting from a very temperate Atlantic climate.
