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Wilthener distillery
Delicious drinks from a house of masters
Master brewer Christian Traugott Hünlich founded “CT Hünlich” in Wilthen on May 1, 1842. Hünlich began brewing excellent beer and soon added Wilthener brandy. In 1885, under the direction of the founder’s son Karl Albert Hünlich, a distillery was built to produce wine distillates. Hünlich Jr. sent the largest barrel of wine distillates to the Paris World Exhibition in 1900. Known as the “Paris barrel”, which still exists today, it was awarded gold and silver. Starting in 1951, the company expanded its production of brandy and modernized the distillery. In 1990, Wilthener Weinbrennerei GmbH was founded, and shortly thereafter Gräflich von Hardenberg’sche Kornbrennerei acquired the company and merged the two companies, renaming it Hardenberg-Wilthen AG.
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The history of brandy and the Hünlich family
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Strong growth anchored in the Upper Lusatia region and the town of Wilthen
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Tours of production and the Wilthener distillery
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Circular hiking and cycling trails in Upper Lusatia
Santa Barbara Spirituosengesellschaft mbH
Santa Barbara Spirituosengesellschaft mbH is a successful and exemplary project of cooperation. In 2006, Hardenberg-Wilthen AG and Semper Idem Underberg joined forces as a bottling group and founded Santa Barbara GmbH. This center of bottling excellence in the heart of Europe is based on a highly efficient, flexible concept: six demand-driven, high-speed bottling lines with a capacity of 60 million bottles per year, a total tank volume of 3.5 million liters, and a TÜV-certified quality management system. This gives both companies the opportunity to streamline their joint processes and continue to drive tradition and innovation forward.
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Production systems
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Quality management and laboratory
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Tours of production and the Wilthener distillery
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Traditional barrel storehouse for centuries
WILTHEN – experience Upper Lusatia
A woman holding a sword and scales next to a loom and a bunch of grapes. Justitia, the ancient Roman goddess of justice. The Wilthen coat of arms has probably featured Justitia since 1669, when Wilthen was granted a market and incorporated as a town. In 1920, Wilthen’s unique coat of arms was completed with the symbol of its two typical industries, the textile industry and the wine distillery. The long and impressive history of the town of Wilthen means that there is much to discover here – right in Wilthen and in the surrounding area of Upper Lusatia. The former tavern Erbgericht zum Pichotal was faithfully restored in 1993 and reopened as a hotel in December of 1994 under the name Landidyll Hotel Erbgericht Tautewalde. The numerous hiking and biking trails in the area make Wilthen a location for vacation and adventure.
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Cycling and biking trails Pumphutsteig and Weinbrandroute
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Visit to the Heimatstube and the historic Brunnenstube
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Tours and tastings in the Wilthener distillery
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Stay at the Landidyll Hotel Erbgericht Tautewalde