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
Wine Grapes Wine Grapes Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours is a reference book about varieties of wine grapes. The book covers all grape varieties that were known to produce commercial quantities of wine at the time of writing, which meant 1,368 of the known 10,000 varieties. It is written by British Masters of Wine Jancis Robinson and Julia Harding in collaboration with Swiss grape geneticist Dr. José Vouillamoz. "Wine Grapes" is not an update of Robinson's earlier book "Vines, Grapes & Wines", first published in 1986. "Wine Grapes" is a brand new