1974
Founding of the wine retail company Jacques' Wein-Depot in Düsseldorf

1983
Jacques' Wein-Depot is taken over by Horten AG (subsequently acquired by Kaufhof Holding AG, and then by the Metro Group); 50 wine outlets

1986
The wine wholesaler CWD Champagner- und Wein-Distributionsgesellschaft is established

1989
Acquisition of a 70% interest in Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor HAWESKO and CWD Champagner- und Wein-Distributionsgesellschaft by Kaufhof Holding AG (part of the Metro Group)

1997
Opening of the new logistics centre for Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor HAWESKO and CWD Champagner- und Wein-Distributionsgesellschaft; 130 outlets of Jacques' Wein-Depot

1998
Consolidation of the three wine trading companies under the umbrella of the new company Hawesko Holding AG; IPO in May; the Metro Group no longer holds any interest in Hawesko Holding AG

1999
Hawesko acquires a 90% shareholding in the traditional wine trader Carl Tesdorpf GmbH, whose history stretches back 300 years, and a 90% shareholding in the Wein Wolf Group

2000
Launch of Austrian operations, acquisition of Bordeaux wine trader Château Classic – Le monde de Grands Bordeaux;

2001
Introduction of own-label brands "Marques de Sandoval" and "Mount Athos" in the mail-order segment; Antinori successfully integrated into the product range; Number of Jacques´Wein- Depots exceed 200.

2002
Premium extension of the product range with wines of the famous Australian producer Penfolds; over 240 Jacques' Wein-Depots

2003
325th anniversary of Carl Tesdorpf – Weinhandel zu Lübeck, now one of the four largest wine mail-order companies in Germany; more than 250 Jacques’ Wein-Depots

2004
40th anniversary of Hanseatischen Wein- und Sekt-Kontors HAWESKO and 30th anniversary of Jacques’ Wein-Depot; Start of exclusive distribution of the wines of the highly-renowned French Château Baron Philippe de Rothschild by Wein Wolf

2005
Optimization of the corporate relationship between Jacques’ Wein-Depot and Hawesko Holding AG; among other things, this resulted in a 60% increase in the consolidated result; over EUR 100 million in sales in the wholesale segment; launch of the wine club "VinoSelect" in the mail order segment

2006
Group sales exceed the 300-million-euro mark; Château Classic adapts its business model to the Internet and enjoys strong demand for Bordeaux wines

2007
100,000 new customers in mail order; relaunch of online shop “hawesko.de”; continued strong growth of Château Classic; 269 Jacques’ Wein-Depots

2008
Best year in the history of the Company. Sales EUR 339 million, operating result (EBIT) EUR 25.5 million. Once again strong gains of new customers in mail order and at Jacques’.

2009
Despite the economic crisis, sales were maintained at the prior-year level. Development is split in two: robust in the business with end-consumers in the specialist retail segment (Jacques' Wein-Depot) and in the mail order segment (Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor), but sluggish in the wholesale segment. EBIT reached EUR 22.4 million and is the second-highest in the history of the company.

2010
A vintage financial year: the Hawesko Group, sales up 11.6% to EUR 378 million, performed even better than originally expected. It profited in particular from the recovery in business outside Germany for older vintages of high-quality Bordeaux wines, and from the economic upturn domestically. EBIT, at EUR 25.7 million, achieved the highest ever level in the history of the company.