A term often used for a wine in the German-speaking world in the Middle Ages. There are also the spellings Rainfal, Rainfald, Rainval, Reinfal, Reinfall, Reinfahl, Rheinfall and Welschwein. The meaning of the name is unclear. Presumably "Welschwein" indicates a similar meaning to "welsch" (foreign = foreign wine). Reinval wine was often mentioned together with Malvasia and...
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Roman Horvath MW
Domäne Wachau (Wachau)