The Wine-Lords were the class of privileged and highly influential manorial lords or Nobles among the Dorwinrim.The Wine-Lord clans held the exclusive right to trade in the precious wines, which was the key for their wealth. The Wine-Lords usually chose the Realmsmaster from their ranks. During the war of the ring the Wine-Lords had split up in two factions, the Koldanas and Marcatios supporting the alliance with the Northmen of Dale and the Rogathas and Giordias taking a pro-sauronic stance.