Quinta do Vale Meão started life as one of the shrewd acquisitions of Doña Antónia Adelaide Ferreira (owner of 30 quintas by the time of her death). In 1877 she purchased 270 hectares of land near Vila Nova de Foz Côa in Douro Superior, and established a quinta and vineyard; several generations along, it's now owned by Doña Antónia's descendant, Fransisco (Vito) Olazabal.