~ Und nähert sich solch einem Schoppen ~ | |
This is part of a poem written about the extraordinary Palatinate wine vintage 1865 by Victor von Scheffel. He sampled this wine with two friends in a Weinstube (pub, now called the Scheffelhaus) in Trinkkemenaten in the Palatinate. The people in this region are known for centuries to have drunk a bottle of wine each per day and claimed to have developed mental problems as a result, but this was tested by Helmut Kohl and found not to be the case. The 2-liter stein is marked with the logo of Rheinhold Merkelbach and "274" ca. 1900. | |
Und nähert sich solch einem Schoppen, mein Herz dann über walt's! S' ist halt ein verfluchter feinen Tropfen, ich segne Hopfen und Malz. |
And if such a stein approaches, my heart then takes over! So it contains just damned fine drops (and) I bless the malt and hops. |
Translation: Roy De Selms Photo credit: Unknown |