Portuguese presence in the Nordics

Van Zeller Wine Collection

Douro (Vila Nova de Gaia)

Douro wine brand of The Wine Collection, S.A. (NIF 503588253, 4415-272 Pedroso, Vila Nova de Gaia), whose executive winemaker is Álvaro van Zeller. It makes Iron Maiden Darkest Red, the band’s Douro DOC red launched at ProWein in March 2024 with UK distributor Ehrmanns Wines. Systembolaget has carried the wine in its fixed assortment since 15 October 2024 (art. 7567201, 75 cl, SEK 139) through importer The Wine Team Global AB; the monopoly’s 2025 article ledger records 53,932 litres sold, up 69.5 percent on the 31,824 litres of 2024.

OriginPortugal
Legal entityThe Wine Collection, S.A. — NIF 503588253
HQPedroso, 4415-272 Vila Nova de Gaia
WinemakerÁlvaro van Zeller (executive winemaker)
Flagship exportIron Maiden Darkest Red, Douro DOC (launched ProWein, March 2024)
Nordic customerSystembolaget (SE) — art. 7567201, SEK 139, fixed assortment since 15 October 2024; 53,932 L sold in 2025 (+69.5%)
Swedish importerThe Wine Team Global AB
Target marketsSweden

Corridor footprint

Douro wine brand of The Wine Collection, S.A. (NIF 503588253, 4415-272 Pedroso, Vila Nova de Gaia), whose executive winemaker is Álvaro van Zeller. It makes Iron Maiden Darkest Red, the band’s Douro DOC red launched at ProWein in March 2024 with UK distributor Ehrmanns Wines. Systembolaget has carried the wine in its fixed assortment since 15 October 2024 (art. 7567201, 75 cl, SEK 139) through importer The Wine Team Global AB; the monopoly’s 2025 article ledger records 53,932 litres sold, up 69.5 percent on the 31,824 litres of 2024.

Why this matters

Van Zeller Wine Collection sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. As Portuguese presence in the Nordics, its operations are a data point in the broader story of how capital, goods, people and ideas flow between Portugal and the Nordics — a corridor that is accelerating in 2026.

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