Reinval

A term frequently used in the German-speaking world in the Middle Ages for a particular wine. There are also the spellings Rainfal, Rainfald, Rainval, Reinfal, Reinfall, Reinfahl, Rheinfall and Welschwein. The meaning of the name is unclear. Possibly "Welschwein" indicates a similar meaning to "welsch" (foreign = foreign wine). Reinval wine was often named together with Malvasier and Muskateller and often characterised as sweet. The famous wine author Johann Rasch (1540-1612) mentions it in his work "Weinbuch: Von Baw, Pfleg und Brauch des Weins" with the verse "Der Rainfal ist allweg der best, vor allen süßen Weinen gewest". For a long time it was unclear exactly what kind of wine or grape variety it was. Finally, a rhyming chronicle consisting of more than 100,000 verses by the historian Ottokar of Styria (1265-1322) provided a clue. In it, he mentions grape varieties from the region of Istria (today's Croatia and Slovenia) with the corresponding wines. Among other things, Reinval from the Rebulo variety is mentioned, which is a synonym for the Ribolla Gialla from Friuli, which is called Rebula in Slovenia. It is therefore likely to have been this variety. See also under the keywords Ancient Wines and Special W ines.

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