Quinta da Pacheca, one of the best-known estates in the Douro region, was also one of the first properties to bottle wine under its own brand. It is first mentioned in a document from April 1738, where it is referred to as "Pacheca," as it was owned by Dona Mariana Pacheco Pereira. But it was only in 1903, when Dom José Freire de Serpa Pimentel decided to develop his interest in oenology, that he bought the estate and began to dedicate himself seriously to the risky business of winemaking. Today, a century and many successes later, a new generation of the Serpa Pimentel family...
