Vinea (soft drink)
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Vinea is a carbonated grape-based soft drink invented in Czechoslovakia
in 1973
by Slovak
Ján Farkaš, a biochemist working for the Research Institute for Viticulture and Wine-making in Bratislava
. Production of the drink began in 1974. After years of trademark
ownership disputes http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/1470, Vinea was sold to Kofola
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/83441.php in January 2008.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1973
by Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
Ján Farkaš, a biochemist working for the Research Institute for Viticulture and Wine-making in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. Production of the drink began in 1974. After years of trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
ownership disputes http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/1470, Vinea was sold to Kofola
Kofola
Kofola is a carbonated soft drink produced in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is the principal rival of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in these two markets.- History :...
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/83441.php in January 2008.