Gerstacker Weinkellerei Logo

THE HISTORY OF GERSTACKER

Traditional family business - Company with future

For more than 75 years Gerstacker has provided good taste. Today the family company is one of the biggest wine bottlers. But how did it all begin?

 
img 0137 gruender 2
1945 - Establishment

The history of Gerstacker begins shortly after the Second World War. Friedrich Gerstacker and his wife opened a small brandy factory in Fürth near Nuremberg / Bavaria. Together with Mister Thomas, a Nuremberg distiller, they concentrated on the manufacturing of Franconian noble brandies. When the first restaurants reopened Friedrich Gerstacker advertised his brandies there and also went door to door selling bottle to bottle.

chritkindlesmarktstand
1962 - Move and first mulled wine

The small company moved to Nuremberg and in 1965 for the first time the Gerstacker mulled wine was presented at the world-famous Nuremberg Christmas market – with overwhelming success. At this time the mulled wine was only produced with traditional recipes and quickly won popularity.

 
csm geschichte zweitwerk 37c92ef67e
1973 until 2003 - Generation change and opening of a second plant

Until 2003, Hans-Friedrich Gerstacker, son of the company founder, managed the business. As this period was very successful, Gerstacker opened a second plant in Crossen/Thuringia 20 years later. In 2003, the third generation, Stefanie Gerstacker with husband Jörg Toller, took over the company, 30 years after its foundation by her grandfather Hans-Friedrich Gerstacker.

 
firma bild
2007 - New construction in Nuremberg, Bavaria

In 2007 the headquarters moved. The new headquarters includes an modern production facility and administration building located in the Nuremberg harbour.

csm geschichte innovation tradition 1cc8d96401
2008 - 2018 - Innovation and tradition

Today the combination of innovation and tradition ensures a unique quality and special taste of the Gerstacker products. Our company works for the future and we continuously collaborate together with our customers on innovative, delicious recipes for new drink specialities. One example of a successful cooperation is the collaboration with the cult brand SANSIBAR on Sylt, here there is a long-standing partnership. 

 
Jubilaum
since 2019 – GERSTACKER continues to grow

In addition to permanent new investments in machinery, the headquarters in Nuremberg was expanded by another warehose in 2019, and in 2021 a new, large logistics center was inaugurated. The company is also growing steadily in the product range and new partnerships have emerged, for example with the Lorenzo de’ Medici noble dynasty or FC Bayern Munich. 

Today, the company is not only the market leader in the mulled wine, punch and Federweißer segment, but also has a broad portfolio of summer and all-year drinks. With over 600 products, GERSTACKER can serve all consumer wishes and has the right drink for every occasion.