Wine, Beer, & Spirits On Stamps

Anyone able to explain the significance, if any, of these grapes being printed in the selvedge of this gutter? ...or does this item & question belong in the 'fruits' category?

Argentina 2011 National Beer Festival, Villa General Belgrano. Scott 2621.

Germany 2010 Oktoberfest 200th Anniversary. Scott 2587.

Netherlands 2002 Beer Brewery in Breda (1926). This is from a sheet of 10 stamps featuring industrial heritage of the Netherlands.

Malta 2003 Europa - Poster Art. One of the poster in this issue is for the Cisk beer.

Wallis & Futuna 2009 Kava Brewer.

Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Henri Morazé (1903-1986), the millionaire "Gentleman Bootlegger" of Saint-Pierre, designed by Saint-Pierre artist Patrick Dérible (1956- ), engraved by Yves Beaujard (1939- ), and issued for use in Saint Pierre & Miquelon on March 14, 2009, Scott No. 886, plus an image of the book cover for a 1984 biography of Henri Morazé written by Freddy Thomelin.

- nethryk

ITALY 2015

Fernet is a type of amaro or bitter herbal liqueur.

CANADA

Labatt's Truck



In the 1930s, Labatt changed from shipping beer by rail to hauling beer by road. Needing a new fleet of large trucks, they decided to combine highway delivery with mobile advertising. They wanted more than the drab, rectangular haulers then in use so they conceived the Labatt Streamliner as a stylish rolling billboard.
The last generation Streamliners were ordered by Labatt in 1941. From http://www.autos.ca/classic-cars/mo...s-1937-1947/

This Austrian stamp promotes the region called the Weinviertel
in English the Wine Quarter.

Most of the wine grown is from the grape type Grüner Veltliner ,
which is white wine.

The windmill which is a landmark of the area is located in Retz
a small town near the border with the Czech Republic.

BTW I have tasted the wine and it is excellent.

Scott 2407



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Apropos Retz, this cover from 1984 celebrates the 30th anniversary
of the wine harvesting festival in this district.




The pictorial cancel shows an old manual wine press.



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This Austrian stamp promotes the Lenz Moser winery
probably the main Austrian distributor and exporter.

The LCBO used to sell this wine here in the Greater Toronto Area
but for various reasons Austrian wines have almost disappeared
from the shelves.

Scott 2414



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