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Here's Jessica's post about our wonderful cultural evening in Cejkovice:
Wednesday night we had an exciting evening at the Templar Wine Cellars of Cejkovice. After checking into our hotel rooms in the adjoining castle, we headed to a wine tasting in the underground maze of cellars. The Templar Wine Cellars were built in 1248 by Templar Knights, whose leaders were later killed by the French king because he owed the order money and didn't want to repay his debt. The cellars changed hands several times after and are currently managed by a wine cooperative with over 400 members. We descended into the damp, musty cellars and saw the operation, including the largest wine barrel still in use in Moravia which can hold up to 100,000 liters of wine at one time. Then came the fun part - tasting! We sampled 5 wines but my favorite was the Moravian Muscat. There were coins stuck to the walls of the cellar and the legend says that if you stick a coin to the moldy cellar wall you will one day return there. After sticking our coins and saying our goodbyes, we headed back to the castle for a feast and an evening of folk music plus you guessed it - more wine! There was dancing, good conversation, and good times were had by all.
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