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Nierstein

[ neer-stahyn; German neer-shtahyn ]

noun

  1. a village in SW central Germany, SSE of Mainz: noted for its wines.


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At St. Antony in Nierstein, a quaint town a little more than 90 miles east of Wiltingen and close to the Rhine, Mr. Würtz is able to make red wine that fetches up to $50 a bottle.

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Niersteiner, nēr′stī-ner, n. a variety of Rhine wine, named from Nierstein, near Mainz.

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Paul is Nierstein of 1718, and James R�desheim, ye gods!

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Balthasar was called, a thin, ashy-pale little fellow with lank straight hair, and the king sent them into a tent by themselves, with some fine old casks of Hochheimer and Nierstein, and told them to get drunk.

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It is generally believed that he only bows his head to those departing visitors who have had enough Nierstein to appreciate the compliment.

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