The Tesdorpf family is a political and merchant Hanseaten family from Lübeck and Hamburg Germany. The Tesdorpfs were an old Patrician family in Lübeck before Peter Hinrich Tesdorpf (Kaufmann, 1648) [de] became the mayor of Lübeck in 1715.[1] Peter Hinrich Tesdorpf founded Carl Tesdorpf [de], the first wine trading house in Germany.[2][3]

Peter Hinrich Tesdorpf, Mayor of Lübeck
Rotspon Wine
Gjorslev Gods
Statue of Edward Tesdorpf, Sculpted by Theobald Stein

Carl Tesdorpf is primarily known for making Rotspon [de], a French red wine that ages as it is shipped from Bordeaux to Lübeck.[4] The Tesdorpf wine shop was known to supply wine to Germanic and Northern European royalty, as well as Napoleon.[5] In 1999, Carl Tesdorpf was acquired by Hawesko Holding [de]. The Carl Tesdorpf wine shop is also reported to be the oldest wine shop in Germany.[6][7][8]

In 1840, Edward Tesdorpf moved to the island of Lolland in Denmark, where he became a farmer, landowner, and sugar manufacturer.[9] Many of the estates that Edward and his son Adolph Tesdorpf [da] acquired have remained in the Tesdorpf family, including Orupgaard, Pandebjerg, Gjedsergaard, Ny Kirstineberg [da], Gjorslev and Søholm (Magleby Stevns Sogn) [da].[10][11][12][13]

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References

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  1. ^ "Carl Tesdorpf". wein.plus.
  2. ^ "'Carl Tesdorpf, das Traditions-Weinhaus in Lübeck'". www.tesdorpf.de.
  3. ^ "Who's Who in Germany | Meiningers Wine Business International". www.wine-business-international.com.
  4. ^ "Regional products - luebeck-tourismus.de". www.luebeck-tourism.de.
  5. ^ "Carl Tesdorpf". wein.plus.
  6. ^ "Meet the French Red Wine That Germany Made Better". www.vice.com.
  7. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - Lubeck showroom of Carl Tesdorpf, est. 1678, Germany's oldest wine importer". Alamy. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Brand Unit E-Commerce – Hawesko Holding".
  9. ^ "Edward Tesdorpf". www.gravsted.dk.
  10. ^ "lollands-herregaarde.dk - Vi giver dig indsigt i de lokale danske firmaers services, produkter, tilbud mm". lollands-herregaarde.dk (in Danish).
  11. ^ "Gjorslevs historie". gjorslev.dk.
  12. ^ "Ad. Tesdorpf". gravsted.dk.
  13. ^ "Historisk Atlas". historiskatlas.dk (in Danish).