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The color of the wine is one indicator of how mature it is. As wine is stored and aged in dark cellars, Burgundian winemakers in the Middle Ages created the tastevin, a shallow saucer-like cup made of silver. The shiny inner surface would allow them to see the color of the wine even in candlelight.
For hundreds of years it was simply a tool for winemakers but around the year 1700 it became fashionable for affluent Frenchmen to carry the tastevin in their pockets as a status symbol. Made by master silversmiths the tastevin would be engraved with the wearer’s name and be highly prized possessions.
This changed with the French revolution when opulent displays of wealth, like carrying a silver cup around wherever you went, fell out of fashion.
Campaign: “Curse of Strahd”, Dungeons & Dragons
Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.com
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The color of the wine is one indicator of how mature it is. As wine is stored and aged in dark cellars, Burgundian winemakers in the Middle Ages created the tastevin, a shallow saucer-like cup made of silver. The shiny inner surface would allow them to see the color of the wine even in candlelight.
For hundreds of years it was simply a tool for winemakers but around the year 1700 it became fashionable for affluent Frenchmen to carry the tastevin in their pockets as a status symbol. Made by master silversmiths the tastevin would be engraved with the wearer’s name and be highly prized possessions.
This changed with the French revolution when opulent displays of wealth, like carrying a silver cup around wherever you went, fell out of fashion.
Campaign: “Curse of Strahd”, Dungeons & Dragons
Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.com

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