The wine question of the day
What was the name of the already extinct profession of wine shippers?
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Weinschröter
Designation for the old profession of a "wine loader" with enormous importance. The Middle High German "schröten" means "to drag" or "to pull". The task was to transport the full wine casks from the wine cellars onto carts and sometimes from there onto ships. In Rüdesheim, Schröter services were a civic duty and an office. The Schröter regulations in the Rheingau communities were not uniform. The Rüdesheim Schröterordnung had existed since the 14th century. It forbade the carrying of weapons at work and prescribed a decent way of life. The municipal council engaged suitable citizens for several years as "wine loader" and had one of them...
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