Saint Martin Wine

My today’s contribution will be from the Real Life this time, my experiences with Saint Martin Wine. There is one tradition by us (Czech Republic) for several years, that the bottles of new young wine are opened at St. Martin day on 11th November. Therefore, this wine is called Saint Martin Wine. This tradition is very old and it is already known in the days of Austrian emperor Joseph II (son of Austrian empress Marie-Teresa). At this date, the winegrowers tasted young wine, which was not already mature. This year it was also and it was huge interest. I have tasted several samples in my favorite wine bar in Brno, Joseph Street 1. I have wanted avoid the huge mass of people at Liberty Place (three huge tents).
There are only several wine varieties, which can be used and which can be named Saint Martin Wine after the certification. There are Müller-Thurgau and Weltlin Red Early (in German Frühroter Weltliner) for white wines and Saint Lawrence and Blue Portugal for rosé and red wine. I personal have to praise on sample of Müller-Thurgau. It was excellent. Unfortunately, roasted goose and some battercake from potato paste didn’t remain for me. These two meals are traditionally served with the Saint Martin Wine. As I said, the interest was huge, that just this day the complete reserve of the Saint Martin Wine had been drunk up and sold. The wine bar owner had to drive for new next day.
Although the Saint Martin Wine is not bad wine, we have to wait for thee good mature wine from this year’s harvest after Christmas till spring. On the other hand, I personally prefer more matured wines and therefore I am already looking forward to them. And finally, I would like to say to wine the like of which.
The wine is regarded as the oldest cultural drink produced by human civilization. As the proof, there are archaeological discoveries at Caucasus and in contemporary Moldavia. It was founded there the grapevine grains, whose age was determine as 7000 years using radiocarbon method. It means, that people grew grapevine and produced wine at this time and these grains were the grains of cultivate sorts of wine. Unlike other cultural drinks like tee, beer or whisky, the wine is a natural product of the fermentation. The tee needs high temperature and humidity to shrivel and to become dark. It is oxidation sometimes incorrectly called fermentation. The same process needs beer and whisky. However, in the case of beer, the malt has to be brewed and whisky has to be distilled. So, these processes move away these drinks far from nature. However, wine retains this nature character. So, Cheers!