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WINE –

ITS HISTORY

AND PRESENT

The history of winegrowing on the terri- such as Rhine Riesling, Grüner Veltiner,
tory of present-day Bratislava dates back Chardonnay or new local grape varie-
to the 3rd century AD and is attributed ties Devín and Pálava. Red wine grape
to the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. varieties grown here are Blaufränkisch,
In the mid-19th century two important Cabernet Sauvignon, Alibernet, Dunaj and
wine companies were based in Bratisla- Blauer Portugieser. International prizes An
va - Hubert and Palugyay. Still and spar- won in world’s prestigious contests such insight into the
history of winegrowing and
kling wines of the Chateau Palugyay wine as Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and the Museum of Viticulture housed
winemaking in Bratislava offers
Vinalies Internationales in Paris guarantee
brand were enjoyed by members of social
Wine – its history and present called royal. They were even served on Little Carpathians winegrowing region. in the Apponyi Palace which is also
elites all over the world, and so deservedly
the high quality of wines produced in the
board the Titanic. Maria Theresa’s favour-
The Bratislava neighbourhood Devín is
a seat of the National Wine Salon
famous for the production of traditional
ite wine Račianska frankovka could never
presenting the top 100 Slovak
currant wine made from black and red
wines with the possibility of
be absent from the emperor’s table. The
nearby Little Carpathians winegrowing
currants which can be tasted in every
region has an excellent climate condi-
tions for the production of white wines local wine pub. degustation.

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