Habres Toni

About Habres Toni

Toni Habres has been distilling fruit brandies from pomace, grapes and wine in Baden since he retired after 50 years as a Heuriger host. He no longer runs a Heuriger; according to the Weinbauverein Baden, his brandies are available at the Badener Hauervinothek on Brusattiplatz.

Where the distilling right comes from

According to the winegrowers' association, the Habres family has been a winegrowing family since 1565. For his retirement, Toni Habres kept the "Maria-Theresianische Brennrecht": under Empress Maria Theresa, farmers were granted licences to distil schnapps, which are tied to their farm and allow 300 litres of alcohol every year. Each variety is distilled separately, and the pomace and grapes are distilled quickly.

What goes into the bottle

• Pomace brandies (grappa) – Chardonnay, Zierfandler, Sauvignon Blanc aged in wood and a Grappa Barrique 1994
• Grape brandies – Cabernet Sauvignon and Gemischter Satz
• Wine brandies – from various varieties
• Sweets with schnapps – Muskateller pralines and Zierfandler grappa chocolate, made by a confectioner with the brandies

Not to be confused

Toni Habres's brandy business is not the same as the Weinbau Tobias Habres on Annagasse. If you want to buy the brandies, you will find them at the Hauervinothek on Brusattiplatz.

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.