1882
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| Ludwig Dwersteg |
| Ludwig Dwersteg founded the ‘Spirituosen and Liqueurherstellungsbetrieb’ on the 1st July 1882 in Borghorst “Ludwig Dwersteg Jr”. He was born the fourth son of the brewer Ludwig Dwersteg, coming from one of the oldest families in Borghorst. As a trained merchant, distiller and brewer, he started his operation in the distillery of his brother Caspar. |
1923
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| Familie Dwersteg |
| The founder Ludwig Dwersteg hands over the company to his sons Ludwig and Bernhard, and died just two years later, on June 27, 1925. |
1931
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Ludwig Dwersteg Junior
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| Bernhard Dwersteg retires from the company while Ludwig Dwersteg continues running the business with prudence. Further development of the company was interrupted for several years by the Second World War. |
1945
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| The Liqueur Cellar |
| In the early postwar years, non-alcoholic hot and cold beverages were produced and marketed. On the day of the currency reform the production of wine and spirits was resumed. |
1952
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| Ludwig Dwersteg junior |
| Ludwig Dwersteg Jr, the son of the owner, joins the company. |
1980
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| Ludger Teriete |
| Ludger Teriete, a nephew of Ludwig Dwersteg, becomes a partner in the company which has now been converted into a limited partnership. The survival of the company is therefore secured by the long-term experience of Ludwig Dwersteg Jr. and the youthful vigour of Ludger Teriete. Der Fortbestand des Unternehmens ist somit durch langjährige Erfahrung von Ludwig Dwersteg junior und dem jugendlichen Elan von Ludger Teriete gesichert. |
1987
Ludwig Dwersteg Jr. retires from the company. Ludger Teriete is now the sole managing partner of the Dwersteg Distillery.1992
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| Wein |
| The Dwersteg Distillery acquires the rights to the symbol of the “Friedensreiter” from the Münster wine and spirit merchant “Niemer”. |
1992
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| Hommage à Kandinsky |
| Together with one of the last living Bauhaus Artists and Kandinsky students Heinrich Neuy, a symbiosis between painting and distilling: “Hommage à Kandinsky”. |
1994
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| Monika Teriete |
| Upon successful completion of her Distillers Certificate at the Institute for Fermentation and Biotechnology in Berlin, Monika Teriete takes over responsibility for Product Development and Quality Management. |
1996
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| Product line-Dwersteg Organic |
| Dwersteg Distillery is one of the first producers of spirits worldwide to develop a product line which is made exclusively from organic and fair trade ingredients – Dwersteg Organic. |
2001
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| Bio-Fach 2001 |
| On the “Bio-fach 2001”, the trade exhibition for health food and natural products, the Dwersteg Distillery is awarded “Product of the Year – Biological products” for their Chocolate Cream Liqueur. |
2002
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| Eurotoques 2002 |
| Eurotoques – an internationally operating association of chefs, which includes Paul Bocuse and Eckhard Witzigmann, appoint the Dwersteg Distillery as “Official Supplier” |
2009
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| BIO Award of the BIO-Hotels |
| Best of BIO Award from BIO-Hotels: Award as the most successful organic distillery. |
2011
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| Bio-Marke |
| ‘Organic Brand of the Year 2011’ of the ‘Lebensmittel Praxis’ together with the Bioexperten Consulting Group. |
2012
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| BioFach 2012 |
| Limoncello Lemon Liqueur is Best New Product at BioFach 2012. |
2013
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| Green Brand 2013/2014 |
| Award for “Green Brand 2013/2014” green-brands.org. |
2015
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| MoGin 2015 |
| MoGin – Organic London Dry Gin wins Gold at the Craft Spirits Awards |
2015
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| Green Brand 2015/2016 |
| Once again awarded “Green Brand 2015/2016” in the food sector, more information on the seal can be found on the organization's website. |
2017
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| Green Brand Seal 2017/2018 |
| Renewed Green Brand award for2017 / 2018 |
2019
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| Green Brand Seal |
| The Dwersteg distillery is awarded the Green Brand Seal for the 4th time |
2021
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| Green Brand Seal |
| The Dwersteg distillery is awarded the Green Brand Seal for the 5th time |
2022
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| Spirits Awards 22 |
| Best of Organic at the Spirits Awards 22, for our PAX Vodka , Dwersteg Organic Cassis & Quadro Nuevo Rhubarb Aperitif |
2023
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Gold Diploma 2023
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| Gold medals for Dwersteg organic Vermouth blanc & Dwersteg organic Vermouth rosé at the Frankfurt International Trophy |
2023
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| Unternehmensnachfolge 2023 |
| Nicole Scharte and Frank Krekeler succeed the company. Nicole Scharte takes over the management of Distillerie Dwersteg and continues the philosophy and life's work of Monika and Ludger Teriete. |
2024
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| Gold for Coeur dÓrange and Cassis 2024 |
| France, the motherland of cassis and orange liqueur, has awarded our liqueurs Dwersteg Organic Cassis and Dwersteg organic “Coeur dÓrange” with the gold medal at the Amphore 2024 Biologiques et en conversion! |
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