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Current AffairsAll hail 'Maximus,' the world's largest bottle of wine
The world's largest bottle of wine was auctioned off at Sotheby's in New
York last weekend. Dubbed "Maximus" by the president of the U.S.
chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers, the mammoth bottle -- which
contains over 1,200 glasses of red wine -- was fashioned by Czech
craftsmen and glassblowers.
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Current AffairsCelebrating the new wine in South Moravia
It is a special time of year in many regions of the Czech Republic when the
nights get cooler and the days shorter. It is the time of
"vinobrani", wine festivals which mark the harvest of grapes for
wine making. Legend has it that these celebrations date back to Roman
times, when the first grapes were planted.
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Current AffairsPrague wine fair attracts thousands of visitors
Wine has been produced and enjoyed in the Czech lands for hundreds of
years. Legend even has it that vineyards were first cultivated by Prince
Borivoj as far back as the ninth century. Although the Czech Republic's
proud vinicultural tradition suffered under communism, when mass
production techniques severely compromised quality, Czech wine has been
making something of a comeback since 1989.
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To drink or not to drink? And if so, from what kind of glass? The man whom
Czech Prime Miniater Vladimir Spidla made rich. And, what are the
advantages of being a chimneysweep in the Czech Republic? Find out more in
this week's edition of Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsCzech wine - getting better and better
On Thursday the world celebrated the arrival of this year's Beaujolais
Nouveau. The Czech Republic was no exception, but the country also has
it's own equivalent of this great French wine institution.
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A Saudi Arabian princess gets her jewels stolen in Karlovy Vary -right
across the street from the town's police headquarters, a noted Czech
composer shares the secret of his success: he can hear mushrooms sing. And
the Prague 2 magistrate organizes a public execution: a pickpocket gets
his hand chopped off as a warning to others. Find out more in this week's
magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Business NewsThe wine industry
There has been a long tradition of wine production in the Czech Republic.
It is believed that wine production in the dates as far back as the year
276, where a conquering Roman legion laid out the plans for a vineyard in
the Moravian town of Palavain. Today, almost one and a half million
hectoliters of wine are consumed annually by Czechs. Although these
numbers are much lower than the traditional drink in the Czech Republic
beer, wine is gaining in popularity.
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