The history of Wolfberger begins over a century ago. In 1902, winegrowers in the village of Eguisheim decided to join forces to create one of the first cooperatives in Alsace. United as one, pioneers in their field, they are continually innovating in order to ensure the development of the cellar and to preserve the typicity and quality of their wines. Alongside their wine activity, they also developed their traditional Alsace fruit liqueurs and Eau-de-vie range, of which the Poire William. Wolfberger counts around thirty arborists with pear trees, cherry trees and Alsatian red plum trees.<br> <br> The pears used for this liqueur are called Williams/ Bartlett pears, which grow on 35 hectares of production destined for the distillery. 50% of the producers are from the Haut-Rhin (around Eguisheim) and 50% from the Bas-Rhin (Epfig, Scherwiller and Stotzheim). The pears are harvested at the end of August and beginning of September. For those curious as to why there is a whole pear inside, the bottle is actually attached to the tree and witnesses the pear grow inside of it!
