Herling
Herlinge or stinged grapes are the names of the small grapes from the late post-flowering of the vine on stinging shoots .
Herlings are not picked by hand during harvest . If the flowering of the vines has ended early in a vintage, these small grapes, whose development began later than that of the grapes of the main shoot, can also be harvested. The volume yields are low, however.
The term is ancient and is mentioned, among other things, in the poetic vineyard member in the Bible ( Isaiah 5, verses 1-7).
“ 1 I want to sing about my friend, my lover's song about his vineyard! My friend owned a vineyard at a high altitude. 2 And he minced it and pitted it, and planted it with noble vines. He built a tower in the middle of it and also cut a skid in it and waited for it to bring grapes, but he brought herlings. 3 Judge now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and you men of Judah, between me and my vineyard. 4 What else was there to do in my vineyard that I had not done in it? Why did he bring herring while I was hoping for grapes? 5 So now I will tell you what I will do with my vineyard: I will tear away its fence so that it may be eaten away. I want to break through his wall so that he will be trodden down. 6 I will make a desert of him: he shall not be circumcised or hacked, but rather shoot up in thorns and underbrush; and I will forbid the clouds to let rain fall on them. 7 For the house of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of hosts, and the men of Judah are his lovely plantation. And he waited for justice - but lo and behold, bloodshed; for justice - but lo and behold, shouts of lamentation! "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Isaiah 5: The Vineyard