"James Silverton" > skrev i melding
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> I guess it is a barrel but my German technical dictionary has cartload or
> large wine measure.
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Yes, that is correct.
The size of wine barrels varied between districts, from 800 to 1800 litres -
now it is 900 in Franken, 960 in Mosel, 1000 in Pfalz and 1500 in Baden
according to my sources.
The French name btw is 'foudre' (Alsace).
The biggest wine barrel actually used for wine is to be seen in the castle
of Heidelberg - 221.726 litres !!!
Anders