piatok, februára 23, 2007

FOOD and DRINKS

posted by Brigita Wallova @ 1:59 PM   2 comments

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At 12:29 PM, Anonymous Anonymný said...

How to Enjoy Tokaj Wines……

To begin with let me tell you that I am a great admirer of wines that come from the area of Tokaj which is situated in the vicinity of Košice.
There are very few things in life that could be compared to the joys that drinking a glass of this precious beverage can give you with or after a delicious meal.
And this is a short giude to the region of Tokaj and its wines to you „ wine lovers“ :
The Tokaj wine region in Slovakia comprises 22 communities and about 1,000 hectares of vineyards. The long official name of the region in Slovak is vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj.
A portion of the Slovak wine region of Tokaj was once part of the historic Tokaj wine region of the Kingdom of Hungary.The Tokaj region was split up in 1918, with the majority vineyards going to Hungary and a smaller part (3 communities and about 175 hectares of vineyards) going to Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).
Here are some of the characteristics which make the Tokaj wine region unique :
Soil and microclimate: The Tokaj terrain consists of clay or loess soil on volcanic subsoil. The microclimate is determined by the sunny, south-facing slopes and the proximity of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers, and is conducive to the proliferation of Botrytis Cinerea (noble rot) and the subsequent desiccation of the grapes.
Indigenous grape varieties: Furmint and Lipovina have been cultivated in the region for centuries and, together with Yellow Muscat, are the only grape varieties officially permitted for use in the region.
Cellars: A vast system of cellars has been carved out of solid rock. They provide a constant temperature of around 12 °C and high humidity of around 95%, which are ideal for the aging of Tokaji wines.
Appellation system: A royal decree in 1757 established a closed production district in Tokaj, the world's first system of wine appellation. Vineyard classification began in 1730 and was completed by the national censuses of 1765 and 1772.
The Slovak Tokaji wines, made exclusively from Furmint, Lipovina and Yellow Muscat (Slovak: Muškát žltý) grapes, are:
Tokajský Furmint
Tokajská Lipovina
Tokajský Muškát žltý (Yellow Muscat)
Tokajské samorodné suché (derived from a Polish word meaning "the way it was grown"): Samorodné wine is set apart from ordinary wine in that it is made from bunches which
contain a considerable proportion of botrytised grapes. Because of this, Samorodné is typically higher in alcohol and extract than ordinary wine.
Tokajské samorodné sladké (means "sweet")is set apart from ordinary wine in that it is made from bunches which contain a bigger proportion of botrytised grapes.
Tokajský výber (in Hungarian: aszú): This is the wine which made Tokaj world famous. It is a sweet dessert wine made by individually picking botrytised grapes and trampling them in huge vats to form a paste. Must is then poured on the paste and left to soak before the wine is transferred to wooden casks where fermentation in completed. The wines are graded from 2 to 6 putňa, representing the level of sugar and sugar-free extract in the mature wine.
Wines from the region of Tokaj have had the reputation of „universalis vera medicina“ for long centuries. Scientific examinations have proved that drinking Tokaj wines , in reasonable quantities, is of benefit to all those who suffer from anaemia and different nervous diseases,and what more it works as an antioxidant too.
So my advice is:do not miss the chance to take and share a glass of this unique wine with your friends ,it will do you a world of good . And if you still hesitate , let me ask you a question :
„What do you you think ,why Luis XIV , Maria Theresia,even Peter the Great, theRussian czar could not do without their favourite Tokaj wine ?“
The answer is: „Because it is simply great!

MISI

 
At 5:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymný said...

How /not / to kick up your heels……….


„Now we are going to kick up our heels“- we said to ourselves with my husband when the time of my graduation came.We had been through very hard times, not only I had to study very hard for my final exams but I also had to look after my mother who was seriously ill. Fortunatellly my husband was very understaing he took over most of the hosehold chores for me.

The graduation ceremony took place in Žofin Prague , we were looking forward to it very much . Both my husband and me cherished very nice memories of this place. Prague has a really special atmosphere.
After the ceremony we decided to have a nice dinner together in a very cosy restaurant called Viola in The Old City of Prague. We studied the menue very carefully , we really wanted to have something special for this very special occasion.We decided to have a glass of quality wine to start with. Then we spent quite a long time over choosing the first and the second course and of course we wanted to have a dessert and a nice cup of coffee to finish with.
Suddenly my husband remembered that we promised to call a good friend of ours who wanted to join us later in the evening.His phone number was in his wallet. He opened his wallet and his face turned pale and said : „ I am afraid I have left my money at home on the kitchen table, so darling no dinner today, I am sorry. At first I did not know what to do , I felt like crying.But then all of a sudden we both started to laugh……We just managed to pay for the two glasses of wine, that was our special dinner.
Who knows, if we had had the money we would have hardly ever remembered that „special dinner“ which was just one glass of very good wine………………


KATKA AND KAROL

 

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