Our History

At the beginning of everything stood love. Eugenio Bailoni from Vigolo Vattaro, Trentino came from a grappa distillery. On a trip to Austria, he met Rosa Amon and soon it was clear that the girl from the Wachau enchanted him and that it pulls him to the Wachau. With his knowledge as a distiller, he followed his passion and quickly realized that apricots can be used to create not only jam, but also excellent spirits. Demand quickly rose and Eugenio managed together with Rosa the first Wachau apricot distillery. In the early years of the 20th century, the signature Bailoni bottle was invented. The round bottle literally dances out of the line of traditional bottles and stands out from every shelf. From generation to generation, the knowledge is passed on and the love of apricots, the Wachau and their inhabitants is deeply rooted in our core values.