Cruse

This large and widespread family held a leading position in the for a century and a half. The German Hermann Cruse, born in Schleswig-Holstein in 1790, founded a branch in in 1819. He became rich in 1848 when he bought over 120,000 hectolitres of wine (13,650 tonneaux á 900 l) from 13 Châteaux-Cru sites in the Médoc for the German market. Subsequently, the family acquired or inherited several (including Cru Classé) vineyards. For example, in 1850 these were Château Laujac (Bas-Médoc), in 1865 (Pauillac, sold again in 1975) and (Labarde-Margaux) and in 1903 (Margaux, sold again in 1956). A real empire developed, the individual parts were managed by different family members. In 1974 there was a sensational trial with heavy fines because of unclean methods (cheap table wine was bought and resold as AC Bordeaux, with a total of five companies involved). The company did not recover from this blow and was merged into a group in 1979. The in Margaux, which was bought in 1945, remained in family ownership and is run by Lionel Cruse.

Voices of our members

I have great respect for the scope and quality of the wein.plus encyclopaedia. It is a unique place to go for crisp, sound information on terms from the world of wine.
Dr. Edgar Müller
Dozent, Önologe und Weinbauberater, Bad Kreuznach

	Unlimited access to wine knowledge: Over 150,000 independent wine reviews, the world's largest wine encyclopaedia and extensive specialist articles in wein.plus magazine.
	eBook wein.plus magazine
	Exclusive purchase discounts: Benefit from attractive offers and discounts from our partners - exclusively for Premium members.
	Ad-free reading experience: Enjoy all content without adverts or tracking.

	Maximum visibility: Present your wines and your company to over 200,000 wine lovers and professionals from the catering and retail sectors - with pinpoint accuracy and without wastage.
	More sales through find+buy: Increase your online sales with direct purchase links to your wines on Europe's largest wine platform.
	Valuable business benefits: Benefit from business framework agreements, save money on services and partner offers and use exclusive services such as free bottle photos and marketing seals.
	eBook wein.plus magazine

You can also use our powerful search function with many flexible filters, such as:

Wine tastings

Wine producers

Wine regions

find+buy wine search engine

Business directory wine

Places

Lexicon

News & stories

Events

Cruse

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU

Welcome back!

You can also use our powerful search function with many flexible filters, such as:

Wine tastings

Wine producers

Wine regions

find+buy wine search engine

Business directory wine

Places

Lexicon

News & stories

Events

Cruse

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU

wein.plus

Your approval is required – if you are not a Premium Member

Read with advertising

Consent:

... or become a Premium Member

Enjoy wein.plus without advertising and tracking by third parties!

Our Private Premium Membership offers you:

Our Business Premium membership offers you:

Your approval is required –
if you are not a Premium Member