Many regions of the Czech Republic have large wine producing areas. Production centres around local grape varieties, but there has been a recent increase in the production of established international strains such as Cabernet Sauvignon. Although Czech wines are not particularly well-known on the wider international market, they are popular domestically and in neighbouring countries. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety of red grape mainly used for wine production, and is, along with Chardonnay, one of the most widely-planted of the worlds noble grape varieties. ...

Wine cellar in Chvalovice, near Znojmo, Czech Republic.

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Regions

Moravia

Wine production on the Czech Republic centres around the southern region of Moravia and particularly around the River Danube. Indeed, the area around the four towns of Velké Pavlovice, Mikulov, Znojmo and Slovácko provide 94% of the Czech Republic's total wine-producing acreage. Wine from this region is labelled according to the four regions centred around each of the towns named previously. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: ( ), Hungarian: Morvaország, Polish: Morawy) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Mikulov (German Nikolsburg) is a town in the Czech Republic, in South Moravian Region. ... Coat of Arms Znojmo (German: Znaim) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Lower Austria. ...

Bohemia

The northern region of Bohemia is home to a smaller collection of vineyards, which are predominantly sited on three tributaries of the River Elbe - the Labe, Vltava and Berounka. Production here focuses on white wines produced from grape varieties such as Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Blanc (Czech: Rulandské bílé) and Gewürztraminer (Czech: Tramín červený) and Grüner Veltliner (Czech: Veltínské zelené. zurbon File links The following pages link to this file: Bohemia Moravia History of the Czech lands Czech lands Regions of the Czech Republic Template:Territories of the Czech Republic Czech Silesia ... Bohemia. ... A vineyard A vineyard is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. ... The River Elbe (Czech Labe , Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... The Vltava (help· info) (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Å umava through ÄŒeský Krumlov, ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with... The Berounka is a river in Czech Republic, it is smaller than many rivers in the area, such as Vltava, and the Mze. ... Müller-Thurgau is a variety of white grape (sp. ... Pinot Blanc is a white wine grape. ... Gewürztraminer is a white wine grape variety. ... Grüner Veltliner, also known as (Green) Veltliner, is a grape variety widely grown in Austria. ...

Grape varieties

The most commonly grown varieties of grape in the Czech Republic include the following (Czech translations given in italics, followed by the percentage of vineyard planting given over to that variety): Italic can refer to: Italic languages Italic scripts Italic means Of or from Italy; the usage is most commonly restricted to talking about the people and languages of what is now Italy from the historic period before the Roman Empire. ...

Red

Frankovka grapes

• Svatovavřinecké - Saint Laurent, 9% of vineyard planting
• Frankovka - Lemberger, 5.6%
• Zweigeltrebe, 4.7%
• Rulandské modré - Pinot Noir, 4%
• Modrý Portugal - Blauer Portugieser, 3.9%
• Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.3%

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White

Ryzlink rýnský grapes

• Müller Thurgau, 11.2% of vineyard planting
• Veltínské zelené - Grüner Veltliner, 11%
• Ryzlink vlašský - Welschriesling, 8.5%
• Ryzlink rýnský - Riesling, 7%
• Sauvignon blanc, 5%
• Rulandské bílé - Pinot Blanc, 5%
• Chardonnay, 4%
• Rulandské šedé - Pinot gris, 3.7%
• Tramín červený - Gewurztraminer, 3%
• Neuburské - Neuburger, 2.3%
• Muškát moravský - Moravian Muscat, 1.8%
• Veltlínské červené rané - Frühroter Veltliner, 1.7%
• Irsai Oliver, 0.4%

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Wine festivals

The wine-producing areas of the Czech Republic are well-known for their wine festivals (Czech: slavnosti vina) which take place around harvest time in September. The biggest of these festivals in Znojmo, Mikulov, Brno and Mělník will feature samples of hundreds of local wines as well as local music, dancing and cuisine. Hay bales after harvest in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In agriculture, harvesting is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. ... // Geography Brno (help· info) (-Czech, German: Brünn) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, located in the southeast part of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ... Location of MÄ›lník in the Czech Republic For the town in Bulgaria see Melnik, Bulgaria. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

Identification

Two bottles of Moravian wine (an Irsai Oliver and a Cabernet Moravia), showing the usual labelling for geographical origin

Czech wine will usually come labelled with its variety, as well as detailed description of its origin.

Origin specification

Typically, the label will specify the wine's origin with the following terms

• vinařská oblast - region, e.g. Morava (Moravia)
• vinařská podoblast - subregion e.g. Velkopavlovická (Velké Pavlovice)
• vinařská obec - municipality/village
• trať - vineyard

Composition

The types of wine is usually labelled with one of the following terms:

• stolní víno - table wine
• jakostní víno - quality wine
• odrudové víno - wine of at least 85% single-variety grapes
• víno s přívlastkem - wine of at least 90% single-variety grapes
• známkové víno - cuveé, blend of at least two grape varieties
• révové víno - grape wine (to distinguish it from other fruit wines)

In the United States, table wine is used as a legal definition to differentiate standard wine from stronger (higher alcohol content) fortified wine or sparkling wine. ...

External links

• Official Czech wine industry site
• Summary of Czech wine industry and further links
• Economic report on Czech wine consumption
• Summary of Czech wine festivals from official tourist board