South Moravia

Tag Traditions

Oldest winery in the Lednice-Valtice area

Rubrika: Wine

14 12 2009

When we say Valtice and a winery, those who know something about wine will immediately think of the oldest and most prestigious winery of the Czech Republic and former Czechoslovakia – the company Vinné sklepy Valtice.

Autor: Svatava Rudolfová

Tagy: Traditions, Valtice, Wine tasting

Interview with the head of Czech football

Rubrika: Sport

9 10 2009

Former Czech national team representative, captain of a team and current head of Czech-Moravian Football Association talks about his relationship with South Moravia in an interview for the Grand Moravia Magazine

Autor: Svatava Rudolfová

Tagy: Fotball, Interview, Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Wine tasting

Lake management passion, 500 years of history

Rubrika: Culture|Fishing|Tourism

28 9 2009

Aromatic grass carp, Miller’s trout or wild catfish. Those are the delicacies that can be appreciated by many food connoisseurs. One does not need to travel as far as Southern Bohemia to taste some fresh water fish specialities. Even restaurants in the south of Moravia are able to prepare fish dishes that not only look good but are also very tasty and they do so using entirely fresh fish. It is because the area of Southern Moravia, being the basin of both the rivers Morava and Dyje, is abundant with many lakes.

The Lednice lakes are the well-known work of Moravian lake managers. They include the lakes Nesyt, Hlohovecký, Prostřední, Mlýnský and Zámecký and make up an area of 544 hectares of water surface that is used not only for fish breeding purposes but since 1952 it has also been a National natural preserve.

Autor: Petr Cibulka

Tagy: Břeclav, Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Valtice

Wine salon of the Czech Republic

Rubrika: Tourism|Wine

28 9 2009

The lovers of wine can not simply pass through Lednice-Valtice area without stopping at the wine tasting exposition of the Wine Salon of Czech Republic at the Valtice chateau. This exhibition of Czech viticulture introduces the best 100 wines that were awarded with the title-label “Wine salon of the Czech Republic.” National competition of Moravian and Czech wines “Wine salon of the Czech Republic” is the top, most reputable, highest wine competition in the Czech Republic and it tops the system of other nominating competitions.

Autor: Michaela Cibulková

Tagy: Lednice, Traditions, Valtice, Wine tasting

Greyhounds on a race track

Rubrika: Culture|Tourism

18 9 2009

Lenka Malinovská has got devout companions. She is mostly surrounded by Arab greyhounds on a race track in Lednice. She thinks of Sloughi as of a man friendly animal that can look up to her as being somewhat artistic. It is there for a person that does not require strict obedience maintained by silly drill exercises and expressing their own dominance.

Autor: Svatava Rudolfová

Tagy: Greyhounds, Lednice, Traditions

Vintage in Czech Republic

Rubrika: Wine

18 9 2009

The celebration of wine harvest comes to Moravia with first Burčák (young, slightly fermented wine). The wine harvest of Pálava is one of the most famous ones. The people of Mikulov celebrate their rich harvest from their vineyards, the arrival of autumn but also the 600 year-old-tradition.

People had their first celebration in the square as far back as in 1403 when the lord of Mikulov, John of Lichtenstein, liberated the Czech king Wenceslas IV, the son of king Charles IV from his captivity in Vienna. The arrival of the king was then boisterously celebrated. And it is still celebrated today. The wine harvest of Pálava stands for three days of Burčák, wine, singing and happy crowds.

Autor: Michaela Cibulková

Tagy: Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Valtice, Vintage, Wine tasting

Feel the atmosphere of a real Moravian “zabijačka”

Rubrika: Tourism

12 9 2009

The god of gluttony Bakchus watches over Moravian traditions. The European Union was going to make this tradition illegal, but those who worship unhealthy eating habits won. What does “zabijačka” in Moravia look like today? Same as it has been for the past centuries. On a cold drizzly morning, usually in December, the butcher and his helpers get the pig ready for its last journey. A quick death, then stirring the blood with a bit of vinegar to stop it coagulating; cleaning, scraping and burning off bristles; the brain with eggs for breakfast. Heart, liver and head are boiled in a cauldron. Cutlets and ham are left to cool down. Cooked meat and offal are processed to make special sausages (jitrnice), haggis and aspic. Mixed with blood, blood sausages or black pudding are made. Lard is fried to make pork scratchings. What a delicacy! Still warm, with a pinch of salt and some home made schnapps.

Autor: Svatava Rudolfová

Tagy: Lednice, Lichtensteins, Traditions, Zabijačka

St. Martin’s food festival

Rubrika: Wine

1 9 2009

St. Martin, arriving on a white horse and 11 November are symbolical not just for its first snow but in present days mainly for its first glass of St. Martin’s wine. Moravian and Czech wine makers have continued with the old tradition of paying labourers and extending their work contracts. Doing so they very successfully managed to crush the offensive of French wine makers and their Beaujolais. And why on 11th? It is apparently the same crazy number as is the young wine.

St. Martin’s wine is only permitted to be made of designated types of Valtelina Early Red and Müller Thurgau grapes for white wines and St. Laurent’s and Blue Portugal grapes for rose and red wines. And those who want to be certified to sell these wines must comply with strict quality criteria, controlled by the Viticulture Committee of the Czech Republic.