Discover What Slovakia Has To Offer In Bottled Form . . .

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Discover What Slovakia Has To Offer In Bottled Form . . .

Dwelling in the most notoriously rain-drenched city in America, Seattleites might get a little tired hearing about water. But for the "water connoisseurs" there's a spanking-new Web site that caters to all things H2O. At www.finewaters.com, created to exist as the "definitive voice for water connoisseurs and their accompanying lifestyle," you'll find ratings on waters of different countries. Compare Romania's (high carbon content) and Egypt's (from the Siwa oasis) to Slovakia's (for catchphrase, see above), if you wish. Find the perfect stemware in which to decant your precious Swedish Ramlosa sparkling liquid, and read articles on the supposed benefits of bottled water. Creator Dr. Michael Mascha encourages others to join him in a quest for quality H2O: "It sounds a bit odd at first, but there is a true richness to fine water, because of its inherent subtlety. And as a $6 billion a year industry in the United States, it deserves an authoritative source." And since a heart condition forced Mascha to give up alcohol, premium water's his new way of "drinking well." Excuse our plebian naïveté if we buy a Brita.