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Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei KG, today Henkell Freixenet, is a German producer [1] of Sekt (German quality sparkling wine), wine and spirits based in Wiesbaden.From 1958 until October 2021, it belonged to Dr. August Oetker KG.
Kessler Whiskey is an American brand of blended whiskey started by Julius Kessler in 1888. [1] It is known for the slogan, "Smooth as Silk". [1] The brand is currently owned and produced by Suntory Global Spirits. [1] In 2012 the website of Beam, Inc. (now defunct) claimed it to be the number-two selling American blended whiskey. [1]
Kesslers International Group is still a family-run business with William Kessler, Bernhard's grandson, being the Group's Chairman, and his sons, Charles and George, overseeing Kesslers International in its London headquarters.
Julius Kessler (August 4, 1855 [1] – 10 December 1940) was the founder of Kessler Whiskey. Kessler was born in Budapest, Austrian Empire [2] in 1855. [3] He came to America to make his fortune. He founded Kessler Whisky in the 1870s in Leadville, Colorado. In the early days, to get his product out, Kessler went from saloon to saloon selling ...
Names of individual vineyards are not used for Deutscher Wein or Landwein. Deutscher Wein must be 100% German in origin, or specifically state on the label where grapes were sourced from within the European Union. Sparkling wine produced at the Deutscher Wein level is often labeled as Deutscher Sekt and is made from 100% German grapes/wine.
The majority of Sekt produced (around 95%) is made by the Charmat method with the remaining premium Sekt being made according to the méthode traditionnelle. Cheap sparkling wine made with CO 2 injection must not be called Sekt, but rather Schaumwein (German for sparkling wine, literally "foam wine"), while semi-sparkling wine is called Perlwein .
A sign showing that a winery is a member of VDP VDP logotype on the capsule of a wine bottle. Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter e.V. or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, is an association of more than 200 wineries in Germany that promotes binding quality standards and – since 1990 – also ecological management of its members' wineries. [1]
Kessler served his sentence in Berlin-Hakenfelde prison from November 1996 to October 1998, and was released early. [9] Kessler was expelled from the Party of Democratic Socialism (SED) in 1990. In 2009, he joined the German Communist Party (DKP). He was an unsuccessful DKP candidate in the 2011 Berlin state election. [2]