Viticulture professions

In connection with viticulture there is a wealth of old customs, often of only regional significance. However, many old professions have died out or are no longer necessary due to new technologies. Unfortunately, many customs are also no longer maintained. The current professions or functions in viticulture or the relevant institutions and training centres are listed under viticulture training. Information in connection with the topic customs can be found under:

• Amper - vessel for filling wine barrels
• Bacchanalia (wine god Bacchus) - ancient festivals in Rome
• Farmers' rules (farmer's calendar, lostage) - Weather forecasts
• Axe - Sheet pile
• Binger pencil - Rhine-Hessian term for corkscrew
• Brotherhood drinking - the Du word with wine/alcohol
• Buschenschank (broom bar, ostrich bar) - Wine bar
• Buttenstecken (Buttenstock) - Counting stick during the grape harvest
• Cellerar - Monastery administrator
• Champagne pyramid - a record with 33,081 glasses
• Steam pipe and steam whistle - Ventilation shaft in the wine cellar
• Dionysia (Bacchanalia) - ancient festivals in Greece
• Frost saints - Mamertus (11 May), Pankratius (12., Servatius (13.), Boniface (14.)
• Eucharist (thanksgiving) - Christian communion at Holy Mass
• Barrel slide - sliding down from a giant barrel
• Drum latch - Closure part for drums
• Bottle tops - see under Sabrieren
• Friedweinberg - special form of burial
• Morningpint (brunch) - Drink in the morning
• Fuhrfass (carter barrel) - barrel for wine transport
• Fürtuch (Fürta, Firta) - Winegrower apron
• Gait - see under lap koa
• Fermentation grid - Device for the escape of the fermentation gas
• Mountain shooting - start of the grape harvest
• Grea (Green) - Thanksgiving
• Autumn decoration - Woman with the last grape at the grape harvest - Sliding from a giant barrel
• Herbstschmüerel - festival at the end of the grape harvest
• Autumn carriage - carriage of the winegrowers at the grape harvest...