Zentralkellerei [TSEHN-trahl-KEHL-lehr-ri]
A German term meaning “central cellar,” referring to a very large cooperative cellar that gets its wine or must from smaller cooperative cellars (see Winzergenossenschaft). A large Zentralkellerei may have as many as 4,000 to 5,000 members and produce their own brand names of wine.
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