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Current AffairsExperts question authenticity of burčák currently on sale
Burčák season is coming – but not, say experts, just yet. The end of
August sees a number of festivals kick off around the country in honour of
the sweet, deceptively fruit-juice-like, alcoholic drink. But with Czech
grapes still to ripen properly, experts are warning that the burčák
currently available is of dubious origin and a pale imitation of the real
deal. I spoke to the head of the National Wine Centre in Valtice, Pavel
Krška, to ask what made an authentic burčák:
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Current AffairsThe art of burčák-making
Wine lovers from countries such as France, Spain or Italy might often turn
up their noses at wine that is made in Moravia and Bohemia. But each year,
there comes a time when Czechs enjoy something unknown to those
wine-producing powers – the fresh, fruity and fizzy young wine known as
burčák. Jan Richter reports from South Moravia, the wine capital of the
Czech Republic.
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Letter from PragueSpring, summer, burcak, winter
On the rainy days of early September, when summer is just gone for another
year and the bleak, cold months of winter are approaching, people dwell on
darkest thoughts and their hearts sink into melancholy. But there is one
region in the Czech Republic where locals look forward to the beginning of
autumn more than any other time of the year.
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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 AffairsBurcak: the traditional young Moravian wine in season again
Burcak the fermented young Moravian wine that appears on the market several
weeks into the start of the grape harvest is once again available in
Prague, a treat for connoisseurs and new-comers alike. Of course, Burcak
can be something of a wolf in sheep's clothing: its high-sugar and cloudy
juice-like content fooling some first-timers into underestimating its
punch.
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MagazineMagazine
The man who went to see the Prime Minister with a billy-goat and donkey in
tow. A new monastery has been consecrated in the Czech Republic - the
first in more than 600 years. And, philatelists travelled from near and
far to get the Roman Sebrle stamp at Prague's main post office. Find out
more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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