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Wall pig

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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...

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