Czech wine of these festivals in Znojmo, Mikulov, Brno and Mělník will feature samples of hundreds of local wines as well as local music, dancing and cuisine. These wine-festivals take place in big towns apart from the wine-producing areas as well (such as Prague). Czech wine law classifies wine according to the origin of the grapes and the ripeness of the grapes determined by measuring the must weight in the grape juice at the time of harvest. Sugar content is expressed in units of °NM on the Czecho-Slovak Normalised Must-Weight Scale (Czech: "Normalizovaný moštoměr"), which indicates how many kilograms of sugar are
Quinta classification of Port vineyards in the Douro Quinta classification of Port vineyards in the Douro The Quinta classification of Port vineyards in the Douro is a system that grades the "terroir" and quality potential of vineyards in the Douro wine region to produce grapes suitable for the production of Port wine. In Portuguese, a "quinta" is a wine producing estate, which can be a winery or a vineyard. While other wine classification systems may classify the winery (such as the 1855 Bordeaux classification), the Douro quinta classification is based upon the physical characteristics of the vineyard. The classification system is run by the "Instituto dos Vinhos do