Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
VINTNERS
Noun
vintners
plural of vintner
Source: Wiktionary
VINTNER
Vint"ner, n. Etym: [OE. vintener, viniter, OF. vinetier, vinotier, LL. vinetarius, fr. L. vinetum a vineyard, fr. vinum wine. See Wine.]
Definition: One who deals in wine; a wine seller, or wine merchant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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