The in and fortified

Ing. Petr Hloušek Amsterdam 2019 The heart of the Europe The cool climate region The climate conditions (Data per year)

•The average of temperature is 10°C •500-700 mm of the rain •1300-1400 hours of the sun The geological condition the soil & elements • Moravian region (Ca, Mg,B) • Slate, granite, clay and gravel • Limestone,saliva, sand, sandstone, loess • Bohemian region (Ca, P, As, K • Slate with vulcanic admixtures • Cretaceous sediments, saliva and dolomites • Sandstone, marlstone, loess • Vulcanites, metavulcanites, tuffs The geological map The history of in the Czech lands Roman legions reached the current territory of the Czech Republic during the reign of the Emperor Probus (276-282) The Great Moravian Empire (833-906) (pruning knives, seeds for planting) More History 1358 - King Charles IV., King of and Holy Roman Emperor, ordered by his decree to plant in district

1516 - detailed rules and regulations Czech law

Based on Austrian and act…

The present time Hugh Johnson about Moravian Wines

Moravia is a small, fun-loving, wine-adoring region, teeming with many small cellars

There are both classic and indigenious

Rich, vibrant, dry white wines of a quality to equal the great wines of Alsace or from the Loire

Quality wine pyramide

Ice wine/ Selection of berries Selection of Late

Quality wine

The current production potential (for 2017) planted vineyard area 17 903,2 ha grubbed-up vineyard area 170,4 ha vineyard area with the right to be re-planted 252,5 ha vineyard area with existing planting rights 158,5 ha total production potential 18 662 ha The review (thousands Hl.)

The 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 The production 650 536 819 617 635 The import 1594 1639 1594 1405 1608 The export 247 195 107 61 107 The self- 31,4% 25,2% 39,2% 28,7% 30,6% sufficiency The consumption

Czech republic Europe The production of wine

28 %

63 %

9 % wine

The structure of the vineyard area by the category (2017)

The category of varieties Area (ha)

White must 11,367.06

Red/black must 5,751.35

Table 44.19

Roostock 35.44

Total 17,198.04 The most planted varieties

The age structure of the vineyards

Old vineyards up to 50 years Young vineyards up to 4 years

Old vineyards 30-50 years Young vineyards 4-10 years

Young vineyards up 30 years

The yield/ha x average of decade

The yield

The average of decade

/ha

yield The

The vintage •2017 is 79 744 tonnes=5,05 tonnes/ha •1 kilo of the grapes = 0,8 Euro The practical part Czech fortified wines

• Made by the early fortification with 96 % alc. non aromatic brandy from czech distillery R. Jelinek • Added approx. on 4-6% alc. in juice up to 16 % alc. • Stored minimally 2 years in moravian/french barrels Muškát moravský (Moravian )

•Crossing of x Prachtraube •Since 1987 •Ripening early •Typical muscat aroma •Contains mainly monoterpens Juveano •Muškát Moravský •2016 •15 % alc. •76 g/l residual sugar •5,4 g/l acidity •The reductive style •2 days on the skin contact •Stored in stainless steel tank for 1 year •Light gold colour, citrus,nectarine,white peach flavour, honey notes •Muškát Moravský •2003 •16 % alc. •96 g/l residual sugar •5,1 g/l acidity •The oxidative style •2 days on the skin contact •Still stored in small moravian barrel •The gold-amber colour, raisins, honey notes, nuts, propolis, fig marmelade, blood orange Alibernet

•Crossing of x Alicante Henri Bouschet •Ukrainian variety from Odessa •Crossed in 1950 •Cabernet notes, black currant,blackberry, greenes-grasyness •Contains pyrazines Lokus červený •Alibernet •2016 •16 % alc. •56 g/l residual sugar •4,9 g/l acidity •Stored 2 years in barrique barrels •Deep purple colour, over ripened black currant, blackberry, blueberry, dark chocolade, spiciness–clove, vanilla pod Lokus červený •Alibernet •2011 •16 % alc. •65 g/l residual sugar •4,4 g/l acidity •Still stored in barrique barrel •Intense deep colour, Tercial notes, spiciness – bay leaf,almond, dried dates and plumbs, dark chocolade soft tannins Cabernet •Crossing of x Zweigeltrebe •First czech Cabernet •Crossed in 1975 •Since 2001 in Czech registration •Contains mostly methoxypyrazines •Green paprika, grassy notes,poppyhead,black berry, black currant Lokus červený •Cabernet Moravia •2016 •16 % alc. •48 g/l residual sugar •4,5 g/l acidity •Stored 2 years in barrique barrels •The way to tawny style •Black cherry, plumbs, sweet red paprika, white pepper •Savoury taste, medium body Lokus červený •Cabernet Moravia •2011 •16,5 % alc. •45 g/l residual sugar •4 g/l acidity •Still stored in barrique barrel •Tawny style •Cabernet notes,warmed strawberries, milk chocolate, spiciness, oak tannins The sources

• https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podneb%C3%AD _%C4%8Ceska • https://www.wineofczechrepublic.cz/nase- vina/historie-a-fakta/statistiky-a-fakta.html • http://www.jstavek.cz/ • http://www.znalecvin.cz/ Thank you for the attention