 The new venture nevertheless managed to survive and to establish itself in the region through its links with the central government of the Bavarian King Otto.In 1872 the owners of Fels and Co., together with Theodor Harburger and Gustav Clauss, founded the "Achaia Wine Company".From 1873 until 1881 the company was managed by Emil Werl, and from 1883 by Gustav Clauss himself.