Monday, November 26, 2012

Wine Emblem in Alsace - Six Pointed Star

Riccardo Buelli from Italy sent me the following photos taken a few years ago in France
Riquewihr, Alsace:



Antoine Zimmer is a wine Producer located in
44, Rue du Gal-de-Gaulle 68340 Riquewihr France



Preiss Zimmer is a wine Producer located in
44, Rue du Gal-de-Gaulle 68340 Riquewihr France

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's a so called "Brauerstern", a mediaeval emblem of breweries (symbol linked to alchemy) common in southern Germany.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brauerstern
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89toile_des_brasseurs

A recent example would be this beer from Marbach (Neckar):
http://www.salzscheuer.com/