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 in religious communities of the Middle East drinks such as "tilā’" and "naqir" as inebriating and thus forbade the pressing of grapes and the drinking of pressed grape juice. As the early Muslim armies conquered more territory, though, increasing populations of non-Muslims were brought under Muslim rule, necessitating the development of a body of law regulating the interaction between Muslims and non-Muslim dhimmis. A document used for guiding Muslim pacts with dhimmi communities known as the "Shuruṭ ‘Umar" forbids dhimmis from selling forbidden products – pork, wine, carrion – to Muslims. The Egyptian Jewish communities of the medieval period used wine sacramentally in feasts, prayers, and at