Mikulovská wine grown in Mikulovská than any other Moravian region. The most planted red varieties are Saint Laurent ("Svatovavrinecké", 310 ha), Blaufränkisch ("Frankovka", 248 ha), Zweigelt ("Zweigeltrebe", 181 ha), and Pinot noir ("Rulandské modré", 172 ha). Plantings of Blauer Portugieser ("Modrý Portugal", 92 ha) has decreased rapidly, while Cabernet Sauvignon (89 ha) has increased. The Czech Wine Classification System, set in the Viticulture Act of 2004, is based on the sugar content of the grapes at harvest. Sugar content is measured using the Normalizovaný moštomer (°NM) scale, a measure of how many kilograms of sugar are in 100 litres of must. 1
History of the wine press they provide solid evidence of wine making, they don't necessarily provide evidence of how the wine was made and if the modern concept of pressing (i.e. extracting juice from the skins and separating it from the skins and seeds) was used. Winemaking in ancient Egypt probably used people's feet for crushing and pressing the grapes, but tomb paintings excavated at Thebes showed that the ancient Egyptians developed some innovations to their wine presses-such as the use of long bars hanging over the treading basins and straps that the workers could hold onto while treading. Hieroglyph and paintings also showed the