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
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
Preiss Zimmer is a wine Producer located in
Preiss Zimmer is a wine Producer located in
44, Rue du Gal-de-Gaulle 68340 Riquewihr France
It's a so called "Brauerstern", a mediaeval emblem of breweries (symbol linked to alchemy) common in southern Germany.
ReplyDeletehttp://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/
This is not a Magen David and has nothing to do with wine. It's a Braustern (brewing star or beer star), which was widely used in German speaking lands (Alsace used to be German). The Magen David was fairly late adapted as a widespread Jewish symbol.
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