Himbeergeist --- help?

[Kali]

Erseugnis aus dem Weltkulturerbe Mittelrheintal

anybody able to translate that for me?

also Apfelweinwirtschaft?

[Capn Sunshine]

1. TRy Babelfish- might get you closer

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt

[Kali]

3. thanks - yeah and I know Himbeer is raspberry

but I was hoping for a real translation as it was a gift and I am writing a thankyou, so I wanted to say the thing in English correctly.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. It's a product of the Rhine Valley.

Which is a UNESCO world heritage site.

More literally- "Product of the Rhine Valley, a world heritage site."

Himbeergeist is a kind of schnapps, presumably you're reading the label on the bottle.

An Apfelweinwirtschaft would be kind of like a cider house, I believe. Probably where it was made.

[Kali]

4. yes definitely from the Rhine area

definitely a schnaps (whooo!)

Its in this cool tall square bottle with a Santa on the bottom and 24 markings in the side - best advent calendar I have ever had!

[Kali]

5. got it

from wiki (duh the google!):

Himbeergeist is a type of German Schnaps that is distinguished by its method of production from other Schnaps. It is produced by means of distilling a mixture of neutral spirit (of 95.6% purity) and fresh, ripe raspberries. This process is used (instead of fermentation of the raspberries) because raspberries contain very little sugar and therefore produce little alcohol when fermented.<1><2><3>

The mixture of alcohol and raspberries is rested for several weeks to transfer flavor and aroma to the alcohol. It is then distilled and bottled at 40% ABV or stronger.

Himbeergeist is produced mainly in Germany and the Alsace region of France. Its name is derived from the German Himbeere (raspberry) and Geist (spirit).