single vineyard in the municipality of Hattenheim in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau. The name suggests a guardian's hut, which was supposed to provide protection from bad weather for the "Traubeschütz"(vineyard guardian) in autumn. This guardian drove away the grape-nibbling starlings and other birds with a shotgun....
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