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St. Claire's Vineyard NEWS | A port...

7. 12. 2022
St. Clare's Wine Shop has a Christmas present for all wine lovers. This is not the first time that our local winemakers have prepared something other than the classic white, rosé, and red wines. In the past, they produced straw wines, brandy, or herbal vermouth. This year, in cooperation with Landcraft distillery - a port-type wine is produced for the first time.
It is a fortified wine from the Neronet grape variety, which was produced using the classic port wine production method. First, ripe ...
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NEW ARRIVAL | The world's smallest...

1. 12. 2022
The smallest water lily in the world - Nymphaea thermarum - is now placed in the tropical rainforest exposition in the Fata Morgana Greenhouse. An entire plant of this species would fit on a single leaf of the common water lilies. Until 2008, this aquatic plant was only found in a single thermal spring in Rwanda. There it became completely extinct as a result of drainage for agricultural purposes.
This aquatic plant no longer exists in the wild.
A dwarf with a great story  
This dwarf species ...
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ARTICLE | Succulents - plants that can...

30. 11. - 31. 12. 2022
Do you like houseplants but they get overheated by south-facing windows? The solution is quite simple - grow succulents. It has many advantages. You don't have to worry about what to do with the plants during the holidays, or about saving water or heating energy. Succulents can cope well with extended periods without watering and they will welcome the drop in temperature in winter.
Their name is derived from the Latin word succus = juice, and it refers to the succulent (juice-filled) parts of th...
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ARTICLE | Let's talk about wine

The Czech Republic is synonymous with beer. After all, an entire style of beer is named after a certain west Bohemian town. Czech wine, on the other hand, maintains a rather more modest profile, and although there are over 18,000 hectares devoted to wine production, the domestic demand is so strong that there’s very little left for export.
As such, Czech wine has historically been overlooked on the international stage, but that is beginning to change.
We've put together an explainer on where and...
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Construction Works

11. 9. 2022
The Vineyard of St Claire – temporary restriction of passage when entering from Kovárna bus stop on Trojská Street
The passage through the vineyard to the rest of the garden is currently temporarily restricted due to the start of construction work. For directions, use our map and follow the signs in the botanical garden. To pass through, it is currently necessary to use an alternative route leading around the vineyard. Information about the alternative route can be found at the entrance to the a...
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2. 3. 2022
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