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Up to 2006, Vintners retained the right to sell wine without a licence in certain areas, such as the City of London or along the route of the old ]. This right has now been abolished, but limited privileges remain.<ref></ref> Up to 2006, Vintners retained the right to sell wine without a licence in certain areas, such as the City of London or along the route of the old ]. This right has now been abolished, but limited privileges remain.<ref></ref>

⚫ One of the more peculiar rights of the Company involves the ceremony of ].


The Vintners' Company ranks eleventh in the ] of Livery Companies, making it one of the "Great Twelve Livery Companies". The Company's motto is ''Vinum Exhilarat Animum'', Latin for ''Wine Cheers the Spirit''. The Vintners' Company ranks eleventh in the ] of Livery Companies, making it one of the "Great Twelve Livery Companies". The Company's motto is ''Vinum Exhilarat Animum'', Latin for ''Wine Cheers the Spirit''.


Vintners' Hall is situated by ], in ]. The nearby ''Garlickhythe'' was a dock where French garlic and wine were landed, from ] times. Vintners' Hall is situated by ], in ]. The nearby ''Garlickhythe'' was a dock where French garlic and wine were landed, from ] times.

== The Vintner's Company and Swan Upping ==
⚫ One of the more peculiar rights of the Company involves the ceremony of ]<ref></ref>.

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File:Vintners' swan marker.jpg|Swan marker of the Worshipful Company of Vintners, in his blue uniform, during annual swan upping, Abingdon, summer 2011.
File:The Vintners starting Swan Upping, Sunbury. - geograph.org.uk - 122599.jpg|The Vintners starting swan upping, at Sunbury, 2004
File:Swan Upping.jpg|The Queen's Swan Uppers (white flag, far right) and swan uppers from the Vintners' Company (red flag) and Dyers' Company conducting Swan Upping on the Thames in Abingdon, in 2006.
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==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 00:44, 27 October 2013

Function room in Vintners' Hall

The Worshipful Company of Vintners is one of the most ancient Livery Companies of the City of London, England.

History and origins

It probably existed as early as the twelfth century, and it received a Royal Charter in 1364. Due to the Royal Charter, the Company gained a monopoly over wine imports from Gascony. Also, it acquired the right to sell wine without a licence, and it became the most powerful company in the wine trade. However, in 1553, it lost its right to sell wine anywhere in the country.

Up to 2006, Vintners retained the right to sell wine without a licence in certain areas, such as the City of London or along the route of the old Great North Road. This right has now been abolished, but limited privileges remain.

The Vintners' Company ranks eleventh in the order of precedence of Livery Companies, making it one of the "Great Twelve Livery Companies". The Company's motto is Vinum Exhilarat Animum, Latin for Wine Cheers the Spirit.

Vintners' Hall is situated by Southwark Bridge, in Vintry ward. The nearby Garlickhythe was a dock where French garlic and wine were landed, from medieval times.

The Vintner's Company and Swan Upping

One of the more peculiar rights of the Company involves the ceremony of Swan Upping.

  • Swan marker of the Worshipful Company of Vintners, in his blue uniform, during annual swan upping, Abingdon, summer 2011. Swan marker of the Worshipful Company of Vintners, in his blue uniform, during annual swan upping, Abingdon, summer 2011.
  • The Vintners starting swan upping, at Sunbury, 2004 The Vintners starting swan upping, at Sunbury, 2004
  • The Queen's Swan Uppers (white flag, far right) and swan uppers from the Vintners' Company (red flag) and Dyers' Company conducting Swan Upping on the Thames in Abingdon, in 2006. The Queen's Swan Uppers (white flag, far right) and swan uppers from the Vintners' Company (red flag) and Dyers' Company conducting Swan Upping on the Thames in Abingdon, in 2006.

See also

References

  1. Reference: "Free vintners" on the Vintners' Company website
  2. Swan Upping - The Vintner's Company
  • William Herbert (1836). The History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London: Principally Compiled from Their Grants and Records : with an Historical Essay, and Accounts of Each Company : Including Notices and Illustrations of Metropolitan Trade and Commerce, as Originally Concentrated in Those Societies : with Attested Copies and Translations of the Companies' Charters, Volume 2. William Herbert.

External links

Livery companies and guilds in the City of London
Livery companies
in order of precedence
Companies without livery
Category:Organisations based in the City of London


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