Nordic presence in Portugal

Vinhos das Mercês (Aune Lohmann)

Wine — Norwegian-owned Dão estate

Vinhos das Mercês is the Dão wine project of Norwegian former fashion designer Roar Aune — whose career included designing for Helly Hansen, with garments made in Portugal — and his German wife Petra Lohmann, who bought the Quinta das Mercês farm in the Dão region in 2011 and today farm 3.5 hectares of vines, making hand-harvested, foot-trodden, minimal-intervention wines from Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional and Encruzado under the Aune Lohmann label, with oenology professor Virgílio Loureiro as their mentor. Seven Aune Lohmann wines, including Jaen 2019 (art. 11246801, NOK 189.90) and Alfrocheiro 2021 (art. 11246701, NOK 229.90), are sold in Norway through Vinmonopolet’s Bestillingsutvalget via importer Wicked Brands AS and distributor Cuveco AS.

OriginNorway (owner) — Portuguese company
EstateQuinta das Mercês, Dão (bought 2011)
OwnersRoar Aune (NO) and Petra Lohmann (DE)
Vineyard3.5 ha; Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional, Encruzado
MentorVirgílio Loureiro, professor of oenology
Nordic customerVinmonopolet (NO) — Bestillingsutvalget, 7 Aune Lohmann lines (e.g. Jaen 2019 art. 11246801, Alfrocheiro 2021 art. 11246701)
Norwegian importerWicked Brands AS (distributor Cuveco AS)
Target marketPortugal (production) and Norway (sales)

Corridor footprint

Vinhos das Mercês is the Dão wine project of Norwegian former fashion designer Roar Aune — whose career included designing for Helly Hansen, with garments made in Portugal — and his German wife Petra Lohmann, who bought the Quinta das Mercês farm in the Dão region in 2011 and today farm 3.5 hectares of vines, making hand-harvested, foot-trodden, minimal-intervention wines from Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional and Encruzado under the Aune Lohmann label, with oenology professor Virgílio Loureiro as their mentor. Seven Aune Lohmann wines, including Jaen 2019 (art. 11246801, NOK 189.90) and Alfrocheiro 2021 (art. 11246701, NOK 229.90), are sold in Norway through Vinmonopolet’s Bestillingsutvalget via importer Wicked Brands AS and distributor Cuveco AS.

Why this matters

Vinhos das Mercês (Aune Lohmann) sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. As a Nordic presence in Portugal, 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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