Our "Besenwirtschaft" (Wine Taverne)

Until the year 800 the farmers and winemakers were allowed to produce wines only for the clerus and for the noblesse. Thereafter they got permission to sell a part of their production to the normal people also.- In those days it was their only possibility to earn additional money. -Therefore the farmers changed their homes into "a temporary tavern". As a sign that the tavern was open, the farmers used a broom (German: "Besen") which they placed on the wall outside the entrance door. Now, after 1.200 years this habit still exists. During the "Besen"-Time everybody can visit these winemakers, taste their wines and a lot of traditional local food.

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