In 1877, Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, already the owner of the largest agricultural estate in the Douro region, purchased 300 hectares of virgin land from the Vila Nova de Foz Côa council at a public auction. Her dream was to build a model farm from scratch, putting into practice all the vast experience she had accumulated throughout her life as a businesswoman in the Douro region.

This ambitious project was fully completed between 1887 and 1895. It was the last and most significant achievement of that lady, who, however, did not get to enjoy it much, as she died in 1896.

Since then, the farm has always remained in the possession of his descendants. Starting in the 1970s, his great-great-grandson Francisco Javier de Olazabal took over its management and began a long process of acquiring undivided shares from his relatives and co-owners, and in 1994 he became, together with his children, the sole owner of the farm.
Until then, the grapes from the Quinta were sold to the company AA Ferreira SA, founded by the descendants of Dona Antónia, and were the basis for some of their best wines.
This connection continued until 1998, the year in which Francisco Javier de Olazabal decided to resign as president of AA, Ferreira SA to dedicate himself, along with his son, the winemaker Francisco de Olazabal y Nicolau de Almeida, to the production, aging, and marketing of the estate's wines, through the creation of the company F. Olazabal & Filhos, Lda.
Today, Francisco, Luísa, and Jaime are involved in the management of the company, each in their own role, and they share the same passion for wine. From one harvest to the next, they respect tradition while remaining open to innovation. The entire Olazabal family brings their enthusiasm and contributes to perpetuating Dona Antónia's project of making Quinta do Vale Meão a model estate in its own time.