oldest wine bill

The oldest wine invoice in the form of a documented contract in Latin dates back to 18 November 1211 and involved members of the Greiffenclau family, who in later generations were the owners of Vollrads Castle (Rheingau, Germany). Emmircho and Heinrich Grifenclawa ceded their right to the tithe (Zehent) of the estates of St. Viktorstift in exchange for a lump sum of three bottles of wine (around 3,600 litres) per year. This wine was purchased by her brother Ruthard, who held the office of cathedral cellarer in Mainz, under an open-ended contract and donated to the donations fund of the canons of St Viktor for the salvation of the family.

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