Terraces around the rivers
The vineyards in Bohemia are smaller and split over the territories of several regions instead of big and continuously planted vine areas. Legends are mainly the vineyards on protected slopes and terraces around the Bohemian rivers, especially in the valleys of Vltava, Labe, Berounka and Ohře. This is also a good area for blue varieties.
The representation of the cultivated varieties slightly differs from Moravia. Red varieties are grown slightly more here. The local winemakers already grew the Pinot Noir variety plentifully in the Middle Ages. Another Burgundian variety also takes front place, however, Müller Thurgau, Riesling, St. Laurent, Pinot Gris and Blauer Portugieser are the top. The largest wine-growing municipalities are Mělník and Most.
The Mělnická Wine Sub-region: Taste and walk!
What can you look forward to in the Čechy (Bohemia) Wine Region? For example, to restored medieval vineyard terraces, on which vine is growing again, to the house with the tower in the shape of a wine glass, to the vineyards, small in size, but with extensive collections of varieties on the charming landscape of Polabí, guarded by the steep cones of České středohoří, to ancient cellars, wine presses, colourful traditions of vine harvesting and, especially, wine.
The Mělnická Wine Sub-region includes not only nice city Mělník and surroundings, but also tiny vineyards in Prague and around Kutná Hora, Benátky nad Jizerou, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Čáslav, Beroun and Slaný. In the Middle Ages, the local winemakers concentrated mainly on the cultivation of the variety Pinot Noir, whose seedlings, they say, Charles IV imported from the Chambertin, Burgundy village. The largest areas are planted with Riesling, the already mentioned Pinot Noir and Müller Thurgau varieties. The group of the five most grown varieties is closed by St. Laurent and Traminer.
The Litoměřická Wine Sub-region stands in the area of Litoměřice, Roudnice nad Labem and Ústí nad Labem. Litoměřice is an important centre of wine-growing, the second largest wine-growing town in Bohemia after Prague in the middle ages. Most of the vineyards in this sub-region are located on the southern slopes of České středohoří. Müller Thurgau, Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, Riesling and Pinot Gris represent the most widespread varieties.
The Litoměřická Wine Sub-region: History and wine
An exposition at the castle in Litoměřice is devoted to wine. You may also notice the renewed vineyards on the terraces of Litoměřice walls and at the foothills of Hněvín above Most. You will see one of the Czech rarities from the top of the romantically modified castle with a restaurant and lookout tower.
