Czechia · 1 day · 2–8 people
Moravian cellars in a day: private tour from Brno
A private wine tour from Brno, Czechia, with sommelier Dante Minutello: four South Moravian cellars in one day, natural and classic, and lunch under Pálava.
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Tours
Czechia · 3 days · 6–10 people
South Moravia: a wine weekend from Brno
Three days from Brno with sommelier Dante Minutello: a wine tour of South Moravia, Czechia, from natural cellars in Modré Hory to Pálava and Znojmo.
Regions
Czechia · Region guide
Czechia
My guide to Czech wine country: Pálava limestone whites, Frankovka from the Blue Hills, painted cellar lanes, and how I run a Moravian wine tour from Brno.
Czechia
Bohemia: Mělník, Litoměřice and the Prague vineyards
Bohemia, Czechia: Pinot Noir and Riesling at Mělník, Litoměřice, Prague's Troja vineyards, biodynamic Kutná Hora. A wine tour day 40 minutes from Prague.
Czechia
Slovácko wine region: painted cellars and Blatnický roháč
Slovácko, South Moravia's folk wine country: painted cellars of Petrov Plže and Mutěnice, Blatnický roháč, Bzenec sekt, and how I tour it from Brno, Czechia.
Czechia
Velké Pavlovice: Frankovka country and the Blue Hills
Velké Pavlovice, South Moravia, Czechia: Frankovka and André on loess hills, the cellar lanes of Velké Bílovice and natural winemakers of the Modré Hory.
Czechia
Znojmo: Šobes, the blue cellars and Grüner Veltliner
Znojmo, South Moravia, Czechia: the Šobes vineyard in Podyjí national park, the blue cellars of Nový Šaldorf, Grüner Veltliner, Sauvignon and my wine tour.
Czechia
Mikulov wine region: Welschriesling under the Pálava hills
Mikulov wine region, Czechia: Welschriesling and Pálava on limestone hills, Sonberk's terrace at Popice, Pavlov's cellar lane, and a wine tour day from Brno.
Winemaker stories
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Natural
Richard Stávek and the field blends of Němčičky
Richard Stávek in Němčičky, Velké Pavlovice, Czechia: a farmer-winemaker with 15 hectares, five of them vines, foot-trodden field blends, pet-nats and sheep.
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Classic
Miloš Michlovský and the textbook cellar of Rakvice
Vinselekt Michlovský in Rakvice, Velké Pavlovice, Czechia: a grape breeder, professor and classic Moravian winemaker with 125 hectares and eight textbooks.
Czechia · Mikulov Classic
Oldřich Drápal Jr. and the sunny hill of Popice
Sonberk at Popice, Mikulov, Czechia: Josef Pleskot's winery above the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, and its Pálava, Riesling and straw wine on my Moravia wine tour.
Czechia · Znojmo Biodynamic
Petr Nejedlík and the qvevri buried near Znojmo
Dobrá Vinice at Nový Šaldorf, Znojmo, Czechia: winemaker Petr Nejedlík farms 16 hectares biodynamically in Podyjí and ages Grüner Veltliner in Georgian qvevri.
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Natural
Petr Koráb and the living hill of Boleradice
Petr Koráb in Boleradice, Velké Pavlovice, Moravia: a 100-metre hillside cellar, pet-nats, skin-contact whites and sekt from a chef turned natural winemaker.
Czechia · Velké Pavlovice Natural
Milan Nestarec and the energy in a Velké Bílovice glass
Milan Nestarec in Velké Bílovice, South Moravia, Czechia: a natural winemaker of pét-nat, field blends and unfiltered whites, 45 minutes from my door in Brno.
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