The van Zeller family’s known origins date back to the 13th century, to the Flemish cities of Mechelen and Nijmegen, where they held some properties, namely in the village of Zellaer. In the 17th century, in the aftermath of the religious wars that ravaged North and Central Europe, the van Zelleres emigrated to Spain and Portugal, countries where they settled.
Its connection to the wine business dates back to the beginning of the 17th century, according to the Imposition Books (1620-1640) which mention the merchants Jorge Fernandes and his son-in-law Francisco da Silva Moura, ancestors of the Portuguese branch of the family, as one of the greatest merchants. of wines registered at the time. These ancestors of the van Zeller family are the first known to exist of an uninterrupted series of 14 consecutive generations who dedicated themselves, and still do, to the trade of Douro wines and Ports, a fact unprecedented in any other “dynasty” of Portuguese families involved in the wine business<\/p>\n
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The van Zeller family’s known origins date back to the 13th century, to the Flemish cities of Mechelen and Nijmegen, where they held some properties, namely in the village of Zellaer. In the 17th century, in the aftermath of the religious wars that ravaged North and Central Europe, the van Zelleres emigrated to Spain and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17027,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[10622,10606],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38371","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-porto-colheita-2","7":"product_cat-garrafeira-2","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n