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Newsletter14:266 October
Storyline · 3 parts

Autumn in the Country

Grapes, young wine and new arrivals at the zoo: the season outside the office.

  1. Guide

    Burčák and young wine: a short guide to the Czech wine season

    Cloudy, sweet and still fermenting, burčák is the taste of a Czech autumn. It is only sold for a few months a year.

  2. Nature & Food

    Prague Zoo's five cheetah cubs are now on view

    The quintuplets born in June have survived storms and their mother's illness and moved into an outdoor enclosure.

  3. Nature & Food

    Drought trims the Czech grape harvest, but reds may benefit

    The Wine Fund expects a harvest 20 to 30 percent smaller; the last harvest festivals of the season run into late October.