Around 1974, after the Portuguese revolution, the Napoleão family in Lisbon started selling wines and Port wines in Lisbon. A quite peculiar name for a Portuguese family of course, but the explanation is a simple one. Portugal was once occupied by France for a short period of time and like in other European countries Napoleon obliged civilians to register a surname.
Christina Napoleão
That’s why 8 generations ago the ancestors of Christina Napoleão chose the name of the French emperor Napoleon, in Portuguese: Napoleão 
Napoleão shop, Rua dos Fanqueiros 70 Lisbon
This youngest store of the Napoleão family, located in a beautiful old renovated building , also sells top quality olive oil, tasty jams, azulejos (traditional tiles) and many other typical Portuguese goodies.
The Napoleão wine shop in the same street, Lisbon
The Napoleão family now owns six shops in Lisbon, and specializes in the best Portuguese wines and Port wines. They can explain you all about the best Vintage years of the 20th Century.
Napoleão shops: Rua dos Fanqueiros 70 Lisbon, tel: +351 21 8861108
Website you can order online
