Winemaking in the Czech Republic has a tradition that is around two thousand years old. Already in the Middle Ages, our wines had a good reputation, they were supplied to noble and bourgeois houses, and they were in demand in Poland and Silesia, as well as at the imperial court in Vienna. Even today, Moravian and Czech wines are renowned and among the best in Europe and the world.

 

The Celts may have been the first growers of grapes on our territory. Wine in Moravia is linked to the Romans, specifically the 10th Roman Legion of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, which was based near the village of Mušov in southern Moravia in the second half of the 2nd century AD.  
The cultivation of vines and the production of wine were widespread from the time of the Slavic settlement in the Great Moravian Empire in the 9th and 10th centuries AD, from where the vine also reached Bohemia. The earliest surviving records of wine are monastic chronicles and the documents of Czech rulers. The golden age of winemaking in Moravia and Bohemia in Moravia and Bohemia from the 14th to the 16th century, when vineyards surrounded many towns and monasteries. 

 

The Czech king and Roman emperor Charles IV. had a great influence on the development of viticulture. Further development of viticulture took place at the end of the 20th century. Restitution of vineyards and privatisation led to the revival of family wineries and the creation of new companies. Major changes were brought about by the 1995 wine law and its alignment with European Union legislation. Today's winemaking uses modern, environmentally friendly technologies and focuses on producing wines that rank among the world's top, as evidenced by numerous awards at the world's most prestigious wine competitions. Moravian and Czech wines are characterised by their interesting range of aromas, rich extractive substances and harmonious combination of full-bodied flavours with the fresh acidity of white wines. Recently, red wines have also been gaining in popularity, which, thanks to modern technological processing, are full-bodied and expressive, yet soft and velvety, with a pleasant fruity aroma. 

 

Rosé wines are also slowly becoming the trend of the future - beautiful not only because of their color but also because of their its exceptional youthful character. The climatic conditions in the Czech Republic are similar to those of Alsace (France), Weinviertel (Austria) or to the best wine-growing regions Germany.

 

The Czech Republic is characterized by a wide range of cultivated varieties. The largest areas are occupied by Grüner Veltliner, Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Riesling Welsh, Pinot Gris, Franconia, Chardonnay and Sauvignon - each variety on an area of more than 950 ha, which together representing more than half of our vineyards. Among the varieties grown are several Pálava, Muscat of Moravia, Aurelius, and of the blue varieties André, Cabernet Moravia and Neronet. Hand in hand with the winery is wine tourism also develops hand in hand with winemaking.