Horcinka (s 2 hacky), kyselka

English translation: presence of bitter taste

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Czech term or phrase:Horcinka (s 2 hacky), kyselka
English translation:presence of bitter taste
Entered by: Maria Chmelarova

15:31 May 28, 2005
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Czech term or phrase: Horcinka (s 2 hacky), kyselka
Vinarske terminy pri vyrobe vina
Viticulture terms in wine making
Irena
Local time: 14:02
horcinka/horcina/ presence of bitter taste
Explanation:
"Snad vinou nevhodnych skladovacich podminek nenavazala ryze moravska kupaz Mikulovska Venuse ( Veltlinska zelene....) na uspesnou eru sedemdesatych let (nejprodavanejsi sekt na trhu )- chlebovinka ve vuni, plnost v chuti, avsak neprijemna horcina v zaveru.
Horcinka je zdrobnelina od horcina ako aj kyselinka od kyselina. Kyselka je mineralna voda.
V tomto pripade sa nejedna sa o byliny ale o chut vina. Byliny s horkou prichutou sa pouzivaju na pripravu likerov aperitivov a pod. ako je Becherovka, Myslivecka, Cinzano ....


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Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 09:02
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Summary of answers provided
4Milkwort; acidulous (spring)water
Elitza
4horcinka/horcina/ presence of bitter taste
Maria Chmelarova


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Milkwort; acidulous (spring)water


Explanation:
There are several types of horcinka.
Horcinka obycejna is Polygala Vulgaris whose common name is Milkwort.
Horcinka horká is Polygala amara L. whose common name is Bitter milkwort.

According to Fronek's Velky Cesko-Anglicky Slovnik:
kyselka - mineral water rich in CO 2, acidulous (spring)water


    Reference: http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/polygala_vulgaris.htm
    Reference: http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/page.asp?re...
Elitza
United States
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
horcinka/horcina/ presence of bitter taste


Explanation:
"Snad vinou nevhodnych skladovacich podminek nenavazala ryze moravska kupaz Mikulovska Venuse ( Veltlinska zelene....) na uspesnou eru sedemdesatych let (nejprodavanejsi sekt na trhu )- chlebovinka ve vuni, plnost v chuti, avsak neprijemna horcina v zaveru.
Horcinka je zdrobnelina od horcina ako aj kyselinka od kyselina. Kyselka je mineralna voda.
V tomto pripade sa nejedna sa o byliny ale o chut vina. Byliny s horkou prichutou sa pouzivaju na pripravu likerov aperitivov a pod. ako je Becherovka, Myslivecka, Cinzano ....


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Maria Chmelarova
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Native speaker of: Slovak
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