The Great Heidelberger Tun

The Great Heidelberger Tun

Barrel Culture

The Great Heidelberger Tun Centuries of Rivalry: Heidelberg Castle’s Quest for Supremacy in Crafting the Largest Wooden Barrel The Heidelberger Tun, a colossal wooden barrel, became the focal point of a protracted and costly power struggle among Germany’s...
The Jahrtausendwein 1540

The Jahrtausendwein 1540

Barrel Culture

The Jahrtausendwein 1540 The “Jahrtausendwein” is a “once-in-a-millennium” vintage wine, a very valuable Riesling wine from the Würzburger Stein vineyard, Würzburg, Germany of 1540. The year of 1540 is mostly known for its desastrous drought in...
The Schwedenfass

The Schwedenfass

Barrel Culture

The Schwedenfass The so-called Swedish barrel, the “Schwedenfass”, is a wine barrel in the State Court Cellar in Würzburg, which is located below the Würzburg Residence. The “Schwedenfass”  was created to host the  famous...