History

Once upon a time…
there was an old, romantic quinta...
…which, for one reason or another, was lived in by very different owners from the most varied backgrounds: they had just one thing in common – a fascination for this place, with its romantic nooks and crannies, secret gardens with trees that tell stories, valleys with streams winding through the meadows, vineyards, fruit orchards and a wood stretching to the royal palace and the hunting estate, the Tapada Real de Mafra…

Once upon a time…
there was an old, romantic quinta...
…which King Dom Luís (1838 - 1889), who was passionate about music, gave to a famous actress, the beautiful Dona Rosa Damasceno, with whom he had fallen in love, and where he had a theatre built, especially for her…      
 
Once upon a time…
there was a old, romantic quinta…
… which many, many years later, (1969), came into the possession of Baron Gustav von Fürstenberg. He and his wife Paula lived in bliss raising their seven children in this small paradise, until the 1974 revolution changed their fate back to Germany. Miracolously, the Quinta was saved by a loyal family friend, Joaquim Val Morais and again years later (1992) was taken over by James, who had married one of the Barons' daughters, Ann. Now they focus on producing boutique wines, that reflect Mafra’s good taste – in the truest sense of the word, on top quality events, on welcoming holiday guests and last but ot least on raising their seven sons.