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Article Nº 0567 Wine and viticulture Vol. I · p. 320

Borracho

The goatskin used to carry grape must, and the borracheiros who carried it from press to wine lodge singing a mournful chant.

A goatskin used to carry grape must. The borracheiros are the men who carry the borrachos from the wine press to the establishment that buys the must for winemaking; as they march they sing a rhythmic, mournful chant which is sometimes pleasant to hear.

On the sheet B

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