I’m a sucker for great names, and today I’ve got one of the best.
There’s a German guy here in Georgia selling wine.
And his name is:
Hilarius Pütz.
Go look up Hilarius Pütz Wines. I know you don’t believe me.
See?
Hilarius is the name of a 5th century pope, as well as the 4th century bishop nicknamed the Arian Hammer.
From the Greek for “cheerful”.
A popular male name during the Middle Ages, since the 20th century eclipsed in popularity by the female version, Hilary.
I can’t be as certain about Pütz.
The internet tells me with complete certainty that it originates in Saxony, Bavaria and Prussia. It may refer to cleanliness, puddles or ornamentation, depending on the website.
The use of putz as an insult in the US, probably comes from the German word for cleaning or ornamentation, suggesting a useless person.
Someone with no skills beyond hanging around looking decorative.
Except for when it comes from the Yiddish putz, which is a lot ruder and need not concern us here.
So there.
Yes, Morgan, but what about the wine?
Ah.
You got me.
I don’t know.
Yet.
On the website you can buy it in standard bottles, but Nadine – Woman of the Year. Again. – got it the proper Georgian way:
filled into a five-litre plastic drum.
So that’s the weekend sorted.
I’ll let you know next week whether I recommend it.
If I remember.
In the meantime, I definitely recommend Nadia Bulkin’s Issues with Authority if you’re looking for a clever horror read, or Bob Mortimer’s Hotel Avocado if you’re looking for something more whimsical.
Check out my Goodreads’ reviews for Issues with Authority and Hotel Avocado now!
Chat soon!
Morgan
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