Vinea is a carbonated grape-based soft drink invented in

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in 1973 by Slovak Ján Farkaš, a biochemist working for the Research Institute for Viticulture and Wine-making in

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. Production of the drink began in 1974. After years of

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ownership disputes, Vinea was sold to

Kofola Kofola () is a carbonated soft drink produced by the eponymous Czechoslovak company, which is headquartered in Krnov, Czech Republic. It is the principal rival of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company is one of the l ...

in January 2008.http://www.neurope.eu/articles/83441.php

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