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Current Affairs2005 a fine year for Czech wine
When it comes to alcoholic beverages Czechs are famous for their beer and
beer-drinking - but increasingly every year Czechs can boast better and
better wines produced in the regions of southern Moravia. In 2005 - thanks
to an Indian summer - the quality of the Czech harvest was exceptionally
good. We spoke to Martin Pucek, from the Czech Union of Wine Growers. He
explains how a rainy summer and a gorgeous autumn combined to enrich this
year's grapes. More
Business NewsBusiness briefs
Czech Republic records highest ever budget surplus; Czech farmers opposed
to selling their land to make way for Hyundai car plant; Czech Airlines
lost 464 million crowns in first half of 2005; Norway's Telenor to exit
the Czech and Slovak markets; OMV purchase of Aral filling stations
confirmed; Half of Czech corporate R&D financed by foreign
companies-UNCTAD; Imports of foreign wine up 28 pct y/y - local industry
in 'crisis'
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ABC of CzechFirst beer then wine is fine
Welcome to the ABC of Czech in which this season we look at Czech
vocabulary to do with food and drink. In the past two episodes we talked
about beer in the Czech language and today we'll concentrate on the other
most popular alcoholic beverage: wine, víno. Just as the German proverb
goes: "First beer then wine is fine."
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Business NewsLike a virgin: awaiting the bumper crop of new Czech wines
The Czech Republic is world famous for its beer: but what about wine? Since
the fall of communism in 1989, both new and established winemakers began
buying high-quality, select grapes from abroad — in any case, the Czech
climate precludes mass production of the cheaper table wines abundant in
the Mediterranean — and in the years ahead of accession to the European
Union, a mad rush to plant new seedlings saw a veritable bounty of
viniculture.
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Parents brave the cold to enrol their children in a prestigious language
school, standing in line all night long in sub-degree temperatures. The
New York Times goofs - those three fat ladies are not Brazilian, they are
Czech ! And "drink less so you can drink longer" - the ground
rule when you are tasting brandy all day. Find out more in Magazine with
Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsWine harvest down; quality of wine up
The Czech Republic is one of the biggest beer drinking nations in the
world. But among Czech women, wine is becoming ever more popular. Beer has
taken second place after "vinny strik", wine diluted with water,
because it is good, affordable, and a little classier. But wine growers
say this year's production will be much lower than average.
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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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